Belt game 3,311 · December 27, 1983
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers 140–100 at home to start reign 1,483 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since December 25, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 3, 1984.
1,483Reign number
87Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Long | 29 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kelly Tripucka | 27 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Terry Tyler | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 23 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Isiah Thomas | 29 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 26 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Ray Tolbert | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Earl Cureton | 21 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kent Benson | 24 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Thirdkill | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Thompson | 30 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Kenny Carr | 29 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Clyde Drexler | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Calvin Natt | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Jeff Lamp | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lafayette Lever | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Darnell Valentine | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jim Paxson | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Wayne Cooper | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tom Piotrowski | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peter Verhoeven | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Audie Norris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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