Belt game 2,485 · March 20, 1975
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Chicago Bulls 87–83 at home to start reign 1,088 of the NBA belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since March 18, 1975, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 22, 1975.
1,088Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 34 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-15 | — | 7-10 |
| Bob Love | 38 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-22 | — | 2-2 |
| Rowland Garrett | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sloan | 37 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 31 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | — | 1-2 |
| John Block | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Bobby Wilson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Van Lier | 35 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Mickey Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chones | 47 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-20 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Snyder | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Cleamons | 43 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Bingo Smith | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Brewer | 34 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 6-6 |
| Campy Russell | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 1-5 |
| Austin Carr | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Foster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Patterson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Double D Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).