Belt game 2,701 · November 16, 1977
Buffalo Braves take the belt
Buffalo Braves beat Houston Rockets 101–97 on the road to start reign 1,204 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since November 12, 1977, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Buffalo Braves held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on November 17, 1977.
1,204Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Braves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Knight | 44 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8-8 |
| Randy Smith | 41 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 |
| John Shumate | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 |
| Jim McDaniels | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 |
| Swen Nater | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Wil Jones | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 |
| Chuck Williams | 40 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ted, Hound Dog McClain | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 42 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10-13 |
| Calvin Murphy | 41 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 36 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 |
| Ed Ratleff | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Newlin | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 |
| Dwight Jones | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 5-8 |
| Robert Reid | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 33 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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