Belt game 2,900 · December 3, 1979
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Utah Jazz 96–89 on the road to start reign 1,301 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since December 1, 1979, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on December 5, 1979.
1,301Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | 28 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Marques Johnson | 36 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Lloyd Walton | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Quinn Buckner | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kent Benson | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Dave Meyers | 26 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Brian Winters | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Richard Washington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Cummings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Allan Bristow | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Furlow | 31 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tom Boswell | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ron Boone | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ben Poquette | 26 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Hardy | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mack Calvin | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Don Williams | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).