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
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Webster | 41 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-15 | — | 2-4 |
| Gus Williams | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 6-9 |
| Jack Sikma | 42 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Dennis Johnson | 38 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Fred Brown | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | — | 0-2 |
| Paul Silas | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | — | 4-4 |
| John Johnson | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 42 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-24 | — | 5-10 |
| Bob Dandridge | 44 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-24 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Henderson | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Kevin Grevey | 32 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-14 | — | 10-11 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Charlie Johnson | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Wes Unseld | 38 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Wright | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Greg Ballard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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