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Belt game 2,775 · April 28, 1978 · playoffs

Milwaukee Bucks take the belt

Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 117–112 on the road to start reign 1,244 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.

Denver Nuggets had held it since April 25, 1978, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Milwaukee Bucks held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on May 3, 1978.

1,244Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Denver Nuggets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bobby Jones3125101009-12—7-11
David Thompson3723752210-23—3-5
Dan Issel4021155109-19—3-4
Anthony Roberts241464105-12—4-5
Ralph Simpson241233205-9—2-2
Darnell Hillman29961004-9—1-1
Mack Calvin10603001-4—4-4
Bo Ellis13270021-2—0-0
Bob Wilkerson32048200-10—0-0

Milwaukee Bucks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Marques Johnson38341721113-22—8-11
Brian Winters362329319-16—5-6
Dave Meyers2915104016-14—3-3
John Gianelli4014102115-10—4-5
Lloyd Walton141103003-7—5-6
Quinn Buckner331049305-13—0-0
Junior Bridgeman13411201-6—2-2
Alex English19421002-4—0-2
Ernie Grunfeld10203001-2—0-0
Kent Benson8010000-0—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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