Belt game 3,288 · November 11, 1983
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Milwaukee Bucks 107–103 at home to start reign 1,470 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since November 4, 1983, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on November 12, 1983.
1,470Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | 42 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11-20 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Bob Lanier | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 42 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Kevin Grevey | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Nate Archibald | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Alton Lister | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pressey | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Randy Breuer | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Paul Mokeski | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert King | 40 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Darwin Cook | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 23 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Otis Birdsong | 39 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 35 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Bill Willoughby | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Johnson | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mike O'Koren | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).