Belt game 2,902 · December 8, 1979
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 119–103 on the road to start reign 1,303 of the NBA belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 5, 1979, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 14, 1979.
1,303Reign number
8Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Issel | 40 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12-23 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| David Thompson | 39 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| George Johnson | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charlie Scott | 35 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| George McGinnis | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Bo Ellis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gary Garland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kim Hughes | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Roche | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 40 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 13-15 |
| Terry Furlow | 29 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 2-5 |
| Tom Boswell | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Mack Calvin | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Allan Bristow | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben Poquette | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ron Boone | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Hardy | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Don Williams | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).