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 |
| Bob Lanier | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Brian Winters | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Ricky Sobers | 39 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 3-8 |
| Charlie Davis | 26 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Frank Johnson | 36 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Greg Ballard | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dave Batton | 2 | 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).