Belt game 2,712 · December 6, 1977
Golden State Warriors take the belt
Golden State Warriors beat Houston Rockets 107–105 at home to start reign 1,212 of the NBA belt, the 103rd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 3, 1977, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Golden State Warriors held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on December 8, 1977.
1,212Reign number
103Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Smith | 43 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Rick Barry | 39 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11-28 | — | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 19 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Rickey Green | 30 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Sonny Parker | 27 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Derrek Dickey | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Clifford Ray | 37 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | — | 2-4 |
| Charles Dudley | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 34 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-24 | — | 3-4 |
| Calvin Murphy | 33 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Robin Jones | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 |
| Dwight Jones | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | — | 1-5 |
| Ed Ratleff | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Newlin | 27 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Moses Malone | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 2-5 |
| John Lucas | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Robert Reid | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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