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Belt game 2,082 · December 22, 1970

Seattle SuperSonics take the belt

Seattle SuperSonics beat New York Knicks 119–108 at home to start reign 932 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since December 19, 1970, with 1 defense over 3 days.

Seattle SuperSonics held it for 13 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 4, 1971.

932Reign number
6Team's reign
3Defenses
13Days held

Box score

Seattle SuperSonics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Lenny Wilkens322047——7-12—6-6
Tom Meschery352045——8-14—4-4
Dick Snyder361933——6-13—7-7
Pete Cross3314180——5-10—4-5
Don Kojis341272——4-21—4-4
Zaid Abdul-Aziz131070——4-7—2-2
Rod Thorn22895——3-6—2-4
John Clemens14850——4-5—0-0
Tom Black12433——2-3—0-0
Lee Winfield6401——1-3—2-2
Garfield Heard3011——0-1—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dave DeBusschere4327103——9-23—9-11
Walt Frazier462255——10-21—2-3
Dave Stallworth482183——8-21—5-7
Phil Jackson341361——3-13—7-8
Dick Barnett341334——5-15—3-3
Mike Riordan21632——3-6—0-0
Greg Fillmore8320——1-4—1-2
Mike Price1210——1-1—0-0
Eddie Mast5100——0-0—1-2

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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