Belt game 2,243 · November 18, 1972
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Portland Trail Blazers 102–100 on the road to start reign 986 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since November 12, 1972, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on November 21, 1972.
986Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Haywood | 45 | 21 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 1-1 |
| Fred Brown | 37 | 18 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Joby Wright | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Snyder | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 0-0 |
| John Brisker | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim McDaniels | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-2 |
| Jim Fox | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Lee Winfield | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Wicks | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 1-1 |
| Geoff Petrie | 42 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 11-26 | — | 4-4 |
| Lloyd Neal | 48 | 13 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 3-6 |
| Ollie Johnson | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Wohl | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 5-5 |
| Rick Adelman | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Terry Dischinger | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 3-4 |
| Greg Smith | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Davis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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