Belt game 2,719 · December 23, 1977
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Houston Rockets 107–101 at home to start reign 1,218 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 21, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 27, 1977.
1,218Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 31 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11-20 | — | 3-3 |
| Billy Paultz | 30 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Larry Kenon | 37 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Coby Dietrick | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Gale | 26 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Lou Dampier | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Green | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Allan Bristow | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 1-3 |
| Mark Olberding | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Layton | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 38 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Calvin Murphy | 37 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-24 | — | 0-1 |
| John Lucas | 39 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | — | 3-3 |
| Robert Reid | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 33 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Rudy White | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Charles Kupec | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Moffett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).