Belt game 2,642 · December 25, 1976
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 105–104 on the road to start reign 1,170 of the NBA belt, the 110th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 18, 1976, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on December 28, 1976.
1,170Reign number
110Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 47 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10-22 | — | 4-8 |
| Earl Monroe | 44 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | — | 4-5 |
| Walt Frazier | 39 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Spencer Haywood | 30 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 28 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Jackson | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim McMillian | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Tom McMillen | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Layton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Butch Beard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Luther Burden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Bradley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Free | 44 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-25 | — | 10-12 |
| George McGinnis | 31 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Steve Mix | 32 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Julius Erving | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Henry Bibby | 37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 5-6 |
| Harvey Catchings | 32 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Bryant | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).