Belt game 2,132 · October 16, 1971
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Golden State Warriors 108–93 at home to start reign 947 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since October 15, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on October 19, 1971.
947Reign number
35Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Monroe | 39 | 27 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 3-3 |
| John Tresvant | 39 | 23 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 5-5 |
| Jack Marin | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 2-4 |
| Stan Love | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Fred Carter | 40 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-7 |
| Kevin Loughery | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 4-7 |
| Dorie Murrey | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Gary Zeller | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Terry Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Wes Unseld | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-2 |
| Phil Chenier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Rich Rinaldi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazzie Russell | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 1-3 |
| Jeff Mullins | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 7-9 |
| Ron Williams | 36 | 11 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Clyde Lee | 33 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-5 |
| Nate Thurmond | 36 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Portman | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Turner | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Nick Jones | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-6 |
| Joe Ellis | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 3-5 |
| Odis Allison | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Vic Bartolome | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnett | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).