Belt game 2,695 · November 1, 1977
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat New York Knicks 113–104 at home to start reign 1,202 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since October 29, 1977, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on November 12, 1977.
1,202Reign number
3Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Monroe | 32 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12-18 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob McAdoo | 38 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7-20 | — | 11-11 |
| Spencer Haywood | 27 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Butch Beard | 26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Phil Jackson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ray Williams | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Knight | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim McMillian | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Cleamons | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walton | 33 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9-17 | — | 5-6 |
| Lionel Hollins | 33 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6-20 | — | 8-12 |
| Dave Twardzik | 35 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | — | 4-7 |
| Larry Steele | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Gross | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Lloyd Neal | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Maurice Lucas | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | — | 2-4 |
| Johnny Davis | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Wally Walker | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Owens | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Corky Calhoun | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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