Belt game 2,538 · December 19, 1975
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Phoenix Suns 128–124 on the road to start reign 1,118 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since December 13, 1975, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 26, 1975.
1,118Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | 26 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-14 | — | 9-10 |
| Bingo Smith | 40 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11-22 | — | 0-2 |
| Jim Chones | 41 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-24 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Cleamons | 46 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Austin Carr | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Brewer | 41 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Snyder | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Rowland Garrett | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | — | 0-3 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Van Arsdale | 45 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11-14 | — | 4-6 |
| Keith Erickson | 45 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | — | 8-9 |
| Alvan Adams | 54 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9-18 | — | 6-8 |
| Paul Westphal | 45 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Curtis Perry | 45 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Ricky Sobers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 2-2 |
| John Shumate | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Hawthorne | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).