Belt game 2,943 · March 6, 1980
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Washington Bullets 122–96 on the road to start reign 1,322 of the NBA belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since February 28, 1980, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on March 7, 1980.
1,322Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff T. Robinson | 27 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Mike Newlin | 31 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-0 | 5-7 |
| Roger Phegley | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Maurice Lucas | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Winford Boynes | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jan Van Breda Kolff | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| George Johnson | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eddie Jordan | 26 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Robert Smith | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Elliott | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Jackson | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 28 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Wes Unseld | 38 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lawrence Boston | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Ballard | 40 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Kevin Grevey | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Kevin Porter | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Larry Wright | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim Cleamons | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| John Williamson | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).