Belt game 2,191 · February 19, 1972
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–105 on the road to start reign 966 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since February 18, 1972, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on February 22, 1972.
966Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cunningham | 38 | 23 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 7-9 |
| Kevin Loughery | 27 | 21 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 7-7 |
| Bill Bridges | 43 | 17 | 25 | 3 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 1-3 |
| Fred Carter | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 3-3 |
| Hal Greer | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Rule | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-5 |
| Fred Foster | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Henry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Barry Yates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Wohl | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Marin | 31 | 27 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 11-13 |
| Archie Clark | 47 | 26 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 10-14 |
| Stan Love | 30 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8-10 | — | 4-4 |
| John Tresvant | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 5-7 |
| Phil Chenier | 38 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 3-6 |
| Wes Unseld | 37 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Mike Riordan | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Stallworth | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dorie Murrey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).