Belt game 3,410 · December 12, 1984
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Milwaukee Bucks 116–109 at home to start reign 1,528 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since December 6, 1984, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 15, 1984.
1,528Reign number
17Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 42 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 42 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 11-12 |
| Otis Birdsong | 42 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11-26 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Mike Gminski | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Jeff Turner | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| George Johnson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin McKenna | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | 45 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 45 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Alton Lister | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Paul Pressey | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Grevey | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Craig Hodges | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Randy Breuer | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Paul Mokeski | 26 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Davis | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).