Belt game 2,542 · January 2, 1976
New Orleans Jazz take the belt
New Orleans Jazz beat Atlanta Hawks 111–95 at home to start reign 1,120 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since December 26, 1975, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New Orleans Jazz held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 14, 1976.
1,120Reign number
2Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Drew | 29 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 7-14 |
| Tom Henderson | 30 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Dean Meminger | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 3-7 |
| Lou Hudson | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Dwight Jones | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 6-8 |
| Mike Sojourner | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Connie Hawkins | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Creighton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| John Brown | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
New Orleans Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Maravich | 34 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Louie Nelson | 37 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 2-3 |
| Isaac Stallworth | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Nate Williams | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Henry Bibby | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 5-7 |
| Aaron James | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Otto Moore | 31 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 3-5 |
| Rich Kelley | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim McElroy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
| Mel Counts | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Behagen | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).