Belt game 2,862 · March 25, 1979
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Portland Trail Blazers 122–110 on the road to start reign 1,286 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since March 20, 1979, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on April 1, 1979.
1,286Reign number
39Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Thompson | 47 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11-24 | — | 1-4 |
| Ron Brewer | 44 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 2-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Owens | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Lionel Hollins | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 0-3 |
| Bob Gross | 33 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Clemon Johnson | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Maurice Lucas | 35 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Twardzik | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Steele | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 43 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13-20 | — | 2-4 |
| Brian Winters | 42 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9-18 | — | 4-5 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Kent Benson | 44 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 2-3 |
| Quinn Buckner | 40 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 2-4 |
| George Johnson | 34 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Lloyd Walton | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Restani | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| John Gianelli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).