Belt game 2,735 · January 31, 1978
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Washington Bullets 129–109 at home to start reign 1,225 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since January 29, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on February 3, 1978.
1,225Reign number
7Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 34 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14-21 | — | 5-6 |
| Larry Kenon | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-21 | — | 8-8 |
| Mike Gale | 35 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Billy Paultz | 32 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Lou Dampier | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Coby Dietrick | 27 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Green | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mark Olberding | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 6-8 |
| Dennis Layton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Allan Bristow | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| James Silas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 3-5 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 39 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-19 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Dandridge | 41 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | — | 3-5 |
| Joe Pace | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 3-6 |
| Tom Henderson | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 4-7 |
| Wes Unseld | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Wright | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Greg Ballard | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).