Belt game 3,263 · April 14, 1983
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 97–90 at home to start reign 1,460 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since April 8, 1983, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on April 16, 1983.
1,460Reign number
52Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 33 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11-21 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 42 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Brian Winters | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lanier | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Alton Lister | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 21 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Harvey Catchings | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Cowens | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pressey | 27 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Criss | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ruland | 45 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Charlie Davis | 26 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ricky Sobers | 39 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 3-8 |
| Greg Ballard | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Frank Johnson | 36 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Don Collins | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rick Mahorn | 39 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Dave Batton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kopicki | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Terry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).