Belt game 2,937 · February 22, 1980
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat San Antonio Spurs 123–117 at home to start reign 1,319 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since February 20, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on February 27, 1980.
1,319Reign number
54Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 38 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10-28 | 1-4 | 8-10 |
| James Silas | 37 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Larry Kenon | 44 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Griffin | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Mark Olberding | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Restani | 30 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Mike Evans | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Sylvester Norris | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Gale | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 44 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13-28 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Greg Ballard | 44 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| John Williamson | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Wes Unseld | 40 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Kevin Porter | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kevin Grevey | 22 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Cleamons | 27 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Larry Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).