Belt game 3,101 · December 15, 1981
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat San Antonio Spurs 108–103 at home to start reign 1,393 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since December 2, 1981, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 18, 1981.
1,393Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 34 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9-24 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| Mark Olberding | 29 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Johnson | 30 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ron Brewer | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 29 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bratz | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 3-3 |
| Johnny Moore | 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gene Banks | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Paul Griffin | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Restani | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 42 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 12-14 |
| Rickey Green | 34 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Darrell Griffith | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Dan Schayes | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carl Nicks | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Jeff Wilkins | 21 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Ben Poquette | 26 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Duren | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Robinzine | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Hardy | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Worthen | 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).