Belt game 2,713 · December 8, 1977
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Golden State Warriors 117–116 on the road to start reign 1,213 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since December 6, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on December 9, 1977.
1,213Reign number
32Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Barry | 41 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11-25 | — | 9-9 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10-16 | — | 3-5 |
| Eric Marsh | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Smith | 43 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | — | 8-9 |
| Sonny Parker | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 4-6 |
| Clifford Ray | 26 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | — | 6-9 |
| Charles Dudley | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Rickey Green | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| E.C. Coleman | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Derrek Dickey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Winters | 36 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-21 | — | 2-3 |
| Marques Johnson | 31 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | — | 6-7 |
| Lloyd Walton | 28 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 0-2 |
| Dave Meyers | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Alex English | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 2-3 |
| John Gianelli | 31 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | — | 4-4 |
| Kent Benson | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 4-4 |
| Quinn Buckner | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 5-6 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).