Belt game 2,866 · April 1, 1979
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Milwaukee Bucks 109–107 on the road to start reign 1,287 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since March 25, 1979, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on April 4, 1979.
1,287Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Lucas | 38 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 8-9 |
| Tom Owens | 38 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Mychal Thompson | 38 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10-23 | — | 0-1 |
| T.R. Dunn | 34 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Ron Brewer | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Twardzik | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Steele | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Clemon Johnson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | 35 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15-22 | — | 7-10 |
| George Johnson | 34 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Brian Winters | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-23 | — | 1-1 |
| Kent Benson | 35 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | — | 1-3 |
| Lloyd Walton | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Restani | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| John Gianelli | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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