Belt game 2,204 · March 16, 1972
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–101 on the road to start reign 972 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since March 14, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on March 21, 1972.
972Reign number
38Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 47 | 24 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 8-23 | — | 8-13 |
| Gus Johnson | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Stallworth | 38 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Mike Riordan | 39 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 0-1 |
| Wes Unseld | 47 | 14 | 24 | 9 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Phil Chenier | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| John Tresvant | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingo Smith | 43 | 26 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 2-2 |
| Austin Carr | 46 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 6-7 |
| John Johnson | 46 | 19 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 5-10 |
| Walt Wesley | 48 | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 6-11 |
| Johnny Warren | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Butch Beard | 29 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-3 |
| Dave Sorenson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 3-3 |
| Bobby Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Patterson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).