Belt game 3,347 · March 9, 1984
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat New Jersey Nets 122–118 at home to start reign 1,496 of the NBA belt, the 88th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since March 7, 1984, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on March 13, 1984.
1,496Reign number
88Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 37 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 8-10 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 36 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kelly Tripucka | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Kent Benson | 33 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Terry Tyler | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| John Long | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Earl Cureton | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 33 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 40 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Otis Birdsong | 31 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Darwin Cook | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike O'Koren | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Albert King | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).