Belt game 3,375 · May 8, 1984 · playoffs
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat New Jersey Nets 94–82 at home to start reign 1,514 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since May 5, 1984, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 15, 1984.
1,514Reign number
65Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 36 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 39 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 11-16 |
| Alton Lister | 34 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 9-13 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lanier | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pressey | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Randy Breuer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Harvey Catchings | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | 33 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| Otis Birdsong | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 41 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-14 | 0-3 | 9-10 |
| Buck Williams | 34 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-9 |
| Darwin Cook | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Mike Gminski | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Albert King | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike O'Koren | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).