Belt game 2,814 · December 9, 1978
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 115–107 at home to start reign 1,261 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since December 6, 1978, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on December 16, 1978.
1,261Reign number
15Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | 41 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-20 | — | 7-9 |
| Foots Walker | 43 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 12-14 |
| Jim Chones | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Terry Furlow | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Austin Carr | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Bingo Smith | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Brewer | 30 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| John Lambert | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Kenny Higgs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Collins | 38 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10-14 | — | 8-10 |
| Julius Erving | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | — | 8-11 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8-11 | — | 2-7 |
| Henry Bibby | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Joe Bryant | 25 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 5-8 |
| Bobby Jones | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Ralph Simpson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).