Belt game 3,291 · November 16, 1983
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 102–97 at home to start reign 1,473 of the NBA belt, the 140th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 15, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 17, 1983.
1,473Reign number
140Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | 34 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Andrew Toney | 39 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9-12 | 0-2 | 5-7 |
| Moses Malone | 38 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 7-13 |
| Bobby Jones | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Clint Richardson | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Clemon Johnson | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Leo Rautins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cartwright | 33 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Ray Williams | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6-20 | 0-3 | 7-8 |
| Truck Robinson | 34 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Walker | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Bernard King | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Louis Orr | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Len Elmore | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).