Belt game 4,226 · March 22, 1993
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 97–92 at home to start reign 1,888 of the NBA belt, the 77th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since March 17, 1993, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on March 24, 1993.
1,888Reign number
77Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drazen Petrovic | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 38 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 4-8 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rafael Addison | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Chris Morris | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Chucky Brown | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 30 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sam Bowie | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bernard King | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Chris Dudley | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tate George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Adams | 39 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 7-9 |
| Larry Stewart | 46 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Labradford Smith | 38 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Harvey Grant | 47 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Don MacLean | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Johnson | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doug Overton | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 38 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Price | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).