Belt game 2,945 · March 8, 1980
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 97–79 on the road to start reign 1,324 of the NBA belt, the 105th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 7, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 11, 1980.
1,324Reign number
105Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Drew | 33 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Eddie Johnson | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Hawes | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Dan Roundfield | 32 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim McElroy | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jack Givens | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Brown | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Armond Hill | 27 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tree Rollins | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Criss | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Reid | 42 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Billy Paultz | 40 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Moses Malone | 37 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Allen Leavell | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dwight Jones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Major Jones | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Calvin Murphy | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Henderson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Barry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).