Belt game 3,346 · March 7, 1984
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Milwaukee Bucks 106–100 on the road to start reign 1,495 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since February 24, 1984, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 9, 1984.
1,495Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert King | 26 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Otis Birdsong | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 37 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Mike O'Koren | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Darwin Cook | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Reggie Johnson | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | 36 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Marques Johnson | 42 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 43 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kevin Grevey | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Alton Lister | 31 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Paul Pressey | 35 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).