Belt game 3,319 · January 15, 1984
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics 106–87 at home to start reign 1,486 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 4, 1984, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 22, 1984.
1,486Reign number
56Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 37 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 37 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 44 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Bob Lanier | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Alton Lister | 26 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Paul Mokeski | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Breuer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rory White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Pressey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ainge | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Robert Parish | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Larry Bird | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Scott Wedman | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).