Belt game 2,153 · November 30, 1971
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat New York Knicks 110–109 on the road to start reign 955 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 16, 1971, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 1, 1971.
955Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Wilkens | 43 | 29 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 7-11 |
| Spencer Haywood | 48 | 27 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 9-11 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 40 | 20 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 6-8 |
| Lee Winfield | 40 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 1-3 |
| Dick Snyder | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-1 |
| John Clemens | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Pete Cross | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave DeBusschere | 45 | 29 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 5-8 |
| Walt Frazier | 43 | 24 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Bradley | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Jerry Lucas | 39 | 12 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 2-2 |
| Dean Meminger | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Barnett | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-3 |
| Phil Jackson | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Eddie Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Luke Rackley | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).