Belt game 2,468 · February 16, 1975
New Orleans Jazz take the belt
New Orleans Jazz beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–101 at home to start reign 1,081 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since February 14, 1975, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Orleans Jazz held it for 9 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on February 25, 1975.
1,081Reign number
1Team's reign
4Defenses
9Days held
Box score
New Orleans Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Nelson | 46 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10-14 | — | 7-9 |
| Pete Maravich | 36 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | — | 2-2 |
| Nate Williams | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Mel Counts | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| E.C. Coleman | 29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Isaac Stallworth | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Aaron James | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Otto Moore | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Bernie Fryer | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14-27 | — | 5-6 |
| Bob Dandridge | 34 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | — | 3-4 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Cornell Warner | 37 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Edward Davis | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Price | 27 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | — | 4-5 |
| Walt Wesley | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Gary Brokaw | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Steve Kuberski | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| George Thompson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).