Belt game 3,301 · December 9, 1983
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Philadelphia 76ers 100–93 on the road to start reign 1,477 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since December 4, 1983, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on December 15, 1983.
1,477Reign number
12Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 39 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Albert King | 37 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Darwin Cook | 35 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 43 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bill Willoughby | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike O'Koren | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 33 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Julius Erving | 36 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Andrew Toney | 27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| Clemon Johnson | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Clint Richardson | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Samuel Williams | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Jones | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).