Belt game 2,779 · May 7, 1978 · playoffs
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 121–111 on the road to start reign 1,246 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since May 3, 1978, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on May 14, 1978.
1,246Reign number
17Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Issel | 40 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12-20 | — | 5-6 |
| Anthony Roberts | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 6-7 |
| David Thompson | 41 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | — | 4-4 |
| Bobby Jones | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Darnell Hillman | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 2-4 |
| Robert Smith | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 27 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Ralph Simpson | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom LaGarde | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mack Calvin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bo Ellis | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Brown | 25 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 10-13 |
| Dennis Johnson | 41 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 10-15 |
| Gus Williams | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Jack Sikma | 40 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5-12 | — | 9-11 |
| Marvin Webster | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6-8 | — | 2-2 |
| John Johnson | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Paul Silas | 31 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | — | 0-2 |
| Wally Walker | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Joey Hassett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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