Belt game 2,716 · December 13, 1977
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Seattle SuperSonics 116–104 at home to start reign 1,215 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since December 9, 1977, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 16, 1977.
1,215Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | 42 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14-20 | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Chones | 39 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-18 | — | 2-3 |
| Austin Carr | 26 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Brewer | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | — | 0-2 |
| Dick Snyder | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Walt Frazier | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Bingo Smith | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Elmore Smith | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | — | 4-4 |
| Foots Walker | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Terry Furlow | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| John Lambert | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Brown | 24 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10-21 | — | 3-3 |
| Marvin Webster | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9-13 | — | 1-2 |
| John Johnson | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Gus Williams | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Jack Sikma | 32 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | — | 0-2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | — | 4-6 |
| Bruce Seals | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Silas | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Slick Watts | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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