Belt game 3,046 · February 28, 1981
San Diego Clippers take the belt
San Diego Clippers beat Houston Rockets 104–103 on the road to start reign 1,371 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 20, 1981, with 4 defenses over 8 days.
San Diego Clippers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on March 1, 1981.
1,371Reign number
19Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
San Diego Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swen Nater | 37 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Phil Smith | 32 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Freeman Williams | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Ron Davis | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Brian Taylor | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Henry Bibby | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Bryant | 21 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Garfield Heard | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Brooks | 26 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 36 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Moses Malone | 41 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Billy Paultz | 36 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Robert Reid | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Allen Leavell | 24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bill Willoughby | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Garrett | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Henderson | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 1 | 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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