Belt game 2,831 · January 14, 1979
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 115–105 at home to start reign 1,270 of the NBA belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 9, 1979, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on January 21, 1979.
1,270Reign number
102Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Drew | 30 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-22 | — | 10-13 |
| Dan Roundfield | 45 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-17 | — | 2-3 |
| Steve Hawes | 35 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Armond Hill | 35 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 8-8 |
| Charlie Criss | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Tom McMillen | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Butch Lee | 30 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 0-3 |
| Tree Rollins | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Rick Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 41 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | — | 15-21 |
| Calvin Murphy | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 33 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 6-6 |
| Robert Reid | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Newlin | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Jacky Dorsey | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Bradley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rick Barry | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Slick Watts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).