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Belt game 2,212 · March 30, 1972 · playoffs

Milwaukee Bucks take the belt

Milwaukee Bucks beat Golden State Warriors 118–93 at home to start reign 977 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.

Golden State Warriors had held it since March 28, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Milwaukee Bucks held it for 13 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 12, 1972.

977Reign number
16Team's reign
4Defenses
13Days held
Box score

Golden State Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Nate Thurmond4532183——13-24—6-8
Cazzie Russell301611——8-16—0-0
Jeff Mullins381415——6-14—2-2
Jim Barnett371025——4-13—2-3
Joe Ellis18630——3-13—0-0
Ron Williams18612——3-10—0-0
Clyde Lee365181——1-6—3-4
Nick Jones3202——0-0—2-2
Bill Turner4210——1-1—0-0
Bob Portman11000——0-2—0-0

Milwaukee Bucks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4625228——12-27—1-2
Curtis Perry402290——10-14—2-2
Bob Dandridge392162——9-16—3-6
Oscar Robertson371779——8-14—1-1
Lucius Allen341427——6-12—2-2
Wali Jones231223——6-12—0-1
John Block13571——2-6—1-2
Chuck Lowery3220——1-2—0-0
Barry Nelson2000——0-0—0-0
Toby Kimball3000——0-2—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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