Belt game 3,310 · December 25, 1983
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 141–121 at home to start reign 1,482 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 23, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 27, 1983.
1,482Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Paxson | 36 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11-15 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Kenny Carr | 37 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Darnell Valentine | 34 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Mychal Thompson | 41 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Lafayette Lever | 24 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Calvin Natt | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Wayne Cooper | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clyde Drexler | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Audie Norris | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Lamp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peter Verhoeven | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Worthy | 37 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 29 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Byron Scott | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Bob McAdoo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Garrett | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Larry Spriggs | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Swen Nater | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Michael Cooper | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Mike McGee | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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