Belt game 3,304 · December 15, 1983
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat New Jersey Nets 118–105 at home to start reign 1,478 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 9, 1983, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 18, 1983.
1,478Reign number
13Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Natt | 35 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kenny Carr | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Jim Paxson | 32 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Lafayette Lever | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darnell Valentine | 25 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Clyde Drexler | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Wayne Cooper | 26 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Audie Norris | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jeff Lamp | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Peter Verhoeven | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Piotrowski | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 31 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Bill Willoughby | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Albert King | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Buck Williams | 30 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darwin Cook | 24 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jones | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mike O'Koren | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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