Belt game 2,691 · October 22, 1977
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Denver Nuggets 126–106 at home to start reign 1,200 of the NBA belt, the 83rd for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since October 21, 1977, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Pistons held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on October 29, 1977.
1,200Reign number
83Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Money | 25 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11-15 | — | 4-6 |
| Bob Lanier | 28 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7-9 | — | 5-6 |
| M.L. Carr | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5-8 | — | 8-11 |
| Leon Douglas | 25 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-12 | — | 5-8 |
| Marvin Barnes | 30 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Howard Porter | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Ralph Simpson | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Chris Ford | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Kevin Porter | 23 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Willie Norwood | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayman Britt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Ben Poquette | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Taylor | 38 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Dan Issel | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Price | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Bobby Jones | 24 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Robert Smith | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom LaGarde | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Bo Ellis | 32 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Anthony Roberts | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Mack Calvin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jacky Dorsey | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).