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Belt game 2,786 · May 28, 1978 · playoffs

Seattle SuperSonics take the belt

Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets 93–92 on the road to start reign 1,250 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.

Washington Bullets had held it since May 25, 1978, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Seattle SuperSonics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on May 30, 1978.

1,250Reign number
19Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held

Box score

Washington Bullets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elvin Hayes42292002012-24—5-10
Bob Dandridge4421960010-24—1-2
Tom Henderson361435416-18—2-2
Kevin Grevey321273031-14—10-11
Mitch Kupchak16940004-9—1-2
Charlie Johnson19522202-10—1-2
Wes Unseld382120001-4—0-0
Larry Wright9001000-3—0-0
Greg Ballard4000100-1—0-0

Seattle SuperSonics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Marvin Webster4120122129-15—2-4
Gus Williams292072207-14—6-9
Jack Sikma421772126-11—5-5
Dennis Johnson381212075-12—2-4
Fred Brown291272216-17—0-2
Paul Silas3210140113-4—4-4
John Johnson25241001-7—0-0
Wally Walker4020000-3—0-0

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

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