Belt game 3,292 · November 17, 1983
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Philadelphia 76ers 99–94 at home to start reign 1,474 of the NBA belt, the 116th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since November 16, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on November 25, 1983.
1,474Reign number
116Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Toney | 32 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12-23 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Moses Malone | 33 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Clemon Johnson | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Franklin Edwards | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Samuel Williams | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Julius Erving | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Sedale Threatt | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Jones | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Clint Richardson | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Leo Rautins | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 45 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Eddie Johnson | 36 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Dan Roundfield | 34 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Doc Rivers | 38 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Tree Rollins | 29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Billy Paultz | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Scott Hastings | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Glenn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).