Belt game 2,247 · November 26, 1972
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–102 on the road to start reign 988 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since November 21, 1972, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 28, 1972.
988Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Wilkens | 45 | 29 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 3-4 |
| Rick Roberson | 31 | 18 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Jim Cleamons | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 3-3 |
| John Johnson | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-7 |
| Austin Carr | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Bingo Smith | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Patterson | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Double D Davis | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Rule | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Cornell Warner | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Petrie | 41 | 27 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 10-20 | — | 7-7 |
| Sidney Wicks | 42 | 25 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 7-11 |
| Rick Adelman | 41 | 14 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Ollie Johnson | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 6-6 |
| Lloyd Neal | 38 | 13 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Greg Smith | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Wohl | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Larue Martin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Steele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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