Belt game 3,272 · May 8, 1983 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Milwaukee Bucks 111–109 at home to start reign 1,466 of the NBA belt, the 138th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since April 27, 1983, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on May 15, 1983.
1,466Reign number
138Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 48 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 34 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brian Winters | 42 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Bob Lanier | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Paul Pressey | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 45 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Alton Lister | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Criss | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Cheeks | 45 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Andrew Toney | 30 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Julius Erving | 43 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Moses Malone | 48 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Clint Richardson | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bobby Jones | 35 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Clemon Johnson | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).