Belt game 2,851 · March 4, 1979
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 119–109 at home to start reign 1,281 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 2, 1979, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 11, 1979.
1,281Reign number
21Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Shelton | 45 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | — | 8-13 |
| Dennis Johnson | 40 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11-24 | — | 2-3 |
| Jack Sikma | 36 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 4-6 |
| John Johnson | 29 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Fred Brown | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 6-6 |
| Gus Williams | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Paul Silas | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Joey Hassett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 44 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16-21 | — | 4-5 |
| Calvin Murphy | 39 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13-21 | — | 4-4 |
| Mike Newlin | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 41 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Rick Barry | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Robert Reid | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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