Belt game 2,203 · March 14, 1972
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Baltimore Bullets 127–118 on the road to start reign 971 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since March 5, 1972, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 16, 1972.
971Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 52 | 31 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 11-29 | — | 9-11 |
| Dave Stallworth | 42 | 23 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 10-15 | — | 3-4 |
| Mike Riordan | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Phil Chenier | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 1-1 |
| John Tresvant | 28 | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 5-5 |
| Wes Unseld | 53 | 10 | 20 | 7 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Gus Johnson | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Jack Marin | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Stan Love | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Carr | 53 | 33 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 15-30 | — | 3-3 |
| Rick Roberson | 45 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 7-8 |
| Butch Beard | 53 | 22 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 8-9 |
| John Johnson | 45 | 22 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 2-3 |
| Walt Wesley | 35 | 20 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Bingo Smith | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Sorenson | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Steve Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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