Belt game 2,059 · November 8, 1970
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 125–105 at home to start reign 925 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since November 6, 1970, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 19 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 27, 1970.
925Reign number
9Team's reign
10Defenses
19Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dandridge | 31 | 32 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14-22 | — | 4-4 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 26 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 10-14 |
| Bob Boozer | 29 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 1-1 |
| Greg Smith | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 1-2 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Oscar Robertson | 37 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 2-17 | — | 4-5 |
| Lucius Allen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Gary Freeman | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Cunningham | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Zopf | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jeff Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Van Arsdale | 39 | 23 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Connie Hawkins | 40 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 12-13 |
| Neal Walk | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 2-2 |
| Clem Haskins | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Mel Counts | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 0-0 |
| John Wetzel | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Lamar Green | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 3-3 |
| Paul Silas | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Joe Thomas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Greg Howard | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Art Harris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).