Belt game 2,882 · November 4, 1979
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Milwaukee Bucks 114–101 on the road to start reign 1,294 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since October 31, 1979, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on November 7, 1979.
1,294Reign number
23Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Williams | 30 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 29 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 37 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jack Sikma | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| John Johnson | 28 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Fred Brown | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Bailey | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom LaGarde | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Silas | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 35 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 35 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-21 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Brian Winters | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Kent Benson | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Meyers | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Richard Washington | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lloyd Walton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Cummings | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 22 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Harvey Catchings | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).