Belt game 2,004 · January 18, 1970
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Chicago Bulls 125–107 at home to start reign 893 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since January 17, 1970, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 7 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 25, 1970.
893Reign number
87Team's reign
0Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Hazzard | 39 | 40 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 18-25 | — | 4-5 |
| Lou Hudson | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 3-3 |
| Gary Gregor | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Caldwell | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Davis | 38 | 11 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Ohl | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Bridges | 41 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-2 |
| Grady O'Malley | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 3-4 |
| Butch Beard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Newmark | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Boerwinkle | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 11-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Chet Walker | 34 | 21 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 9-10 |
| Shaler Halimon | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Love | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Weiss | 31 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Ed Manning | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Kauffman | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 2-5 |
| Clem Haskins | 34 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Loy Petersen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).