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Belt game 2,785 · May 25, 1978 · playoffs

Washington Bullets take the belt

Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 106–98 at home to start reign 1,249 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.

Seattle SuperSonics had held it since May 17, 1978, with 1 defense over 8 days.

Washington Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on May 28, 1978.

1,249Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Seattle SuperSonics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Gus Williams3824342010-21—4-5
Dennis Johnson372164117-15—7-7
Jack Sikma331231105-12—2-2
Paul Silas361094202-7—6-7
Marvin Webster4410122023-11—4-4
Fred Brown211012005-12—0-1
Wally Walker7711003-4—1-1
John Johnson24440102-8—0-0

Washington Bullets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Dandridge3734820014-22—6-7
Elvin Hayes4425931412-22—1-2
Tom Henderson392055108-11—4-4
Mitch Kupchak171030014-7—2-4
Charlie Johnson23613202-6—2-2
Kevin Grevey22502002-10—1-3
Joe Pace5210000-0—2-2
Wes Unseld342155301-8—0-0
Larry Wright12222001-6—0-0
Greg Ballard7040000-2—0-0

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

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