Belt game 2,923 · January 20, 1980
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Boston Celtics 108–106 on the road to start reign 1,313 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 16, 1980, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on January 25, 1980.
1,313Reign number
25Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ford | 41 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 5-7 | 1-1 |
| Nate Archibald | 53 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dave Cowens | 49 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Bird | 53 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 32 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Rick Robey | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Don Chaney | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Williams | 45 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-25 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Dennis Johnson | 50 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-24 | 1-2 | 5-8 |
| Jack Sikma | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 36 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Brown | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Johnson | 49 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Silas | 26 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tom LaGarde | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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