Belt game 2,594 · April 16, 1976 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Buffalo Braves 131–106 on the road to start reign 1,148 of the NBA belt, the 109th for the franchise.
Buffalo Braves had held it since April 8, 1976, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on April 18, 1976.
1,148Reign number
109Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McGinnis | 39 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16-24 | — | 2-2 |
| Fred Carter | 37 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 10-10 |
| Doug Collins | 33 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Steve Mix | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Joe Bryant | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 4-5 |
| World Free | 24 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Clyde Lee | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 5-5 |
| Harvey Catchings | 25 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Connie Norman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Leroy Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Wali Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Buffalo Braves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | 41 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Bob McAdoo | 43 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-21 | — | 9-14 |
| Don Adams | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim McMillian | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Ken Charles | 32 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| John Shumate | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dale Schlueter | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Gibbs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom McMillen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie DiGregorio | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).