Belt game 2,683 · March 29, 1977
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 119–113 on the road to start reign 1,194 of the NBA belt, the 111th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since March 16, 1977, with 5 defenses over 13 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 3, 1977.
1,194Reign number
111Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | 41 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-19 | — | 2-3 |
| Doug Collins | 39 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | — | 2-2 |
| World Free | 27 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 5-6 |
| George McGinnis | 27 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | — | 4-7 |
| Henry Bibby | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 3-5 |
| Caldwell Jones | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Bryant | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Steve Mix | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | 0 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-24 | — | 9-12 |
| Artis Gilmore | 0 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 5-6 |
| Scott May | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Norm Van Lier | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Jack Marin | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| John Mengelt | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Wilbur Holland | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3-16 | — | 0-1 |
| Cliff Pondexter | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Kropp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).