Belt game 2,936 · February 20, 1980
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Chicago Bulls 125–117 at home to start reign 1,318 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 19, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on February 22, 1980.
1,318Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus | 38 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9-23 | 1-5 | 5-6 |
| Artis Gilmore | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Ricky Sobers | 36 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Scott May | 25 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| David Greenwood | 37 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Jones | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ollie Johnson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ollie Mack | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Coby Dietrick | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Mengelt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Kenon | 35 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Restani | 37 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| George Gervin | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| James Silas | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Mike Gale | 28 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Evans | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mark Olberding | 18 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Paul Griffin | 32 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sylvester Norris | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wiley Peck | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).