Belt game 3,108 · January 3, 1982
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–90 on the road to start reign 1,397 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 25, 1981, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 17 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 20, 1982.
1,397Reign number
29Team's reign
7Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 39 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 41 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-25 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Norm Nixon | 33 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Magic Johnson | 41 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Michael Cooper | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Eddie Jordan | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob McAdoo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Brewer | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Landsberger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Williams | 41 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11-21 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 39 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jack Sikma | 41 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Fred Brown | 30 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Donaldson | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ray Tolbert | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kelser | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Vranes | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).