Belt game 2,263 · December 29, 1972
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Houston Rockets 114–101 on the road to start reign 995 of the NBA belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 26, 1972, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on December 30, 1972.
995Reign number
18Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 43 | 39 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 19-31 | — | 1-4 |
| Oscar Robertson | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 9-14 |
| Lucius Allen | 44 | 17 | 0 | 11 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Dandridge | 46 | 15 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Curtis Perry | 41 | 11 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Cunningham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Chuck Terry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Terry Driscoll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Marin | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Newlin | 38 | 19 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 39 | 16 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 0-0 |
| Otto Moore | 27 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Walker | 40 | 13 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 21 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Calvin Murphy | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Cliff Meely | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-5 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).