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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Campy Russell4131930112-20—7-9
Foots Walker432066204-10—12-14
Jim Chones381763227-14—3-3
Terry Furlow211132005-13—1-1
Austin Carr311022003-11—4-4
Bingo Smith251031004-13—2-2
Jim Brewer301094225-7—0-0
John Lambert10641003-4—0-0
Kenny Higgs1000000-0—0-0

Philadelphia 76ers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Doug Collins3828041210-14—8-10
Julius Erving402695109-19—8-11
Darryl Dawkins251851068-11—2-7
Henry Bibby321524006-8—3-4
Joe Bryant25760101-6—5-8
Bobby Jones31585302-10—1-2
Ralph Simpson5410002-4—0-0
Maurice Cheeks21434002-3—0-0
Caldwell Jones19052000-3—0-0
Harvey Catchings4001010-0—0-0

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

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