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
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 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Lloyd Walton | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| John Gianelli | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Restani | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Quinn Buckner | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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