Belt game 2,540 · December 26, 1975
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 98–97 on the road to start reign 1,119 of the NBA belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 19, 1975, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on January 2, 1976.
1,119Reign number
97Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Foots Walker | 30 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Brewer | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | — | 4-9 |
| Dick Snyder | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Bingo Smith | 39 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Cleamons | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 5-5 |
| Nate Thurmond | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Chones | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Austin Carr | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Henderson | 40 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-20 | — | 5-7 |
| Connie Hawkins | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | — | 4-6 |
| John Drew | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 2-5 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Lou Hudson | 41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 5-6 |
| Dean Meminger | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Willoughby | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Sojourner | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).