Belt game 2,563 · February 13, 1976
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 101–96 on the road to start reign 1,130 of the NBA belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since February 11, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on February 23, 1976.
1,130Reign number
8Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chones | 31 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Bingo Smith | 32 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Brewer | 38 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Campy Russell | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-12 | — | 8-14 |
| Foots Walker | 32 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Austin Carr | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Nate Thurmond | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Cleamons | 34 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Dick Snyder | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| John Lambert | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Winters | 42 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 8-9 |
| Bob Dandridge | 39 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 4-5 |
| Elmore Smith | 38 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6-7 | — | 3-11 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Price | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Meyers | 33 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Fox | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Kevin Restani | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Mayes | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).