Belt game 3,264 · April 16, 1983
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Milwaukee Bucks 96–79 at home to start reign 1,461 of the NBA belt, the 114th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since April 14, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 19, 1983.
1,461Reign number
114Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 38 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 37 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lanier | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pressey | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alton Lister | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Cowens | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Winters | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Criss | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Glenn | 24 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 38 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Dan Roundfield | 38 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Rudy Macklin | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tree Rollins | 44 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wes Matthews | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tom McMillen | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Randy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Edmonson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rickey Brown | 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).