Belt game 2,154 · December 1, 1971
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Seattle SuperSonics 102–98 at home to start reign 956 of the NBA belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since November 30, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 3, 1971.
956Reign number
97Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Haywood | 46 | 36 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 11-27 | — | 14-18 |
| Dick Snyder | 48 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 7-8 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 5-18 | — | 5-8 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Lee Winfield | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-5 |
| Pete Cross | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 4-4 |
| John Clemens | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Brown | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cunningham | 43 | 32 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 13-27 | — | 6-8 |
| Kevin Loughery | 32 | 24 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 10-10 |
| Bob Rule | 37 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Bridges | 34 | 10 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Hal Greer | 35 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Lucious Jackson | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Wohl | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Carter | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).