NBA belt · 1977–78 · Belt MVP
David Thompson
Denver Nuggets · 680 points in 26 belt games, 17 wins, 6 title-winning games. The most points across the season's belt games.
102Belt games with box scores
56Title changes
256Players
21Different holders
Who showed up when the NBA belt was on the line in 1977–78. Counting only belt games. The season's belt games →
Points
| 1 | David ThompsonNuggets | 680 |
| 2 | Dan IsselNuggets | 579 |
| 3 | George GervinSpurs | 487 |
| 4 | Marques JohnsonBucks | 378 |
| 5 | Larry KenonSpurs | 377 |
| 6 | Brian WintersBucks | 361 |
| 7 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 339 |
| 8 | Anthony RobertsNuggets | 335 |
Rebounds
| 1 | Dan IsselNuggets | 304 |
| 2 | Marvin WebsterThunder | 231 |
| 3 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 218 |
| 4 | Marques JohnsonBucks | 202 |
| 5 | Moses MaloneRockets | 182 |
| 6 | Larry KenonSpurs | 165 |
| 7 | Anthony RobertsNuggets | 163 |
| 8 | Bob WilkersonNuggets | 156 |
Assists
| 1 | Bob WilkersonNuggets | 133 |
| 2 | Dan IsselNuggets | 120 |
| 3 | Quinn BucknerBucks | 116 |
| 4 | John LucasRockets | 111 |
| 5 | David ThompsonNuggets | 107 |
| 6 | Brian WintersBucks | 93 |
| 7 | Mike GaleSpurs | 89 |
| 8 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 85 |
Steals
| 1 | Quinn BucknerBucks | 39 |
| 2 | Bob WilkersonNuggets | 35 |
| 3 | Dan IsselNuggets | 34 |
| 4 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 34 |
| 5 | Mike GaleSpurs | 32 |
| 6 | Gus WilliamsThunder | 29 |
| 7 | George GervinSpurs | 28 |
| 8 | Jim PriceNuggets | 27 |
Blocks
| 1 | Marvin WebsterThunder | 55 |
| 2 | Billy PaultzSpurs | 54 |
| 3 | David ThompsonNuggets | 43 |
| 4 | George GervinSpurs | 40 |
| 5 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 38 |
| 6 | John GianelliBucks | 28 |
| 7 | Marques JohnsonBucks | 28 |
| 8 | Kareem Abdul-JabbarLakers | 24 |
Most belt games
| 1 | Dan IsselNuggets | 28 |
| 2 | Bob WilkersonNuggets | 28 |
| 3 | Anthony RobertsNuggets | 28 |
| 4 | Mack CalvinNuggets | 27 |
| 5 | David ThompsonNuggets | 26 |
| 6 | Bo EllisNuggets | 26 |
| 7 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 26 |
| 8 | Tom LaGardeNuggets | 24 |
Most belt-game wins
| 1 | Dan IsselNuggets | 18 |
| 2 | Bob WilkersonNuggets | 18 |
| 3 | Anthony RobertsNuggets | 18 |
| 4 | Mack CalvinNuggets | 17 |
| 5 | David ThompsonNuggets | 17 |
| 6 | Bo EllisNuggets | 17 |
| 7 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 16 |
| 8 | Tom LaGardeNuggets | 16 |
Title-winning games
| 1 | Dan IsselNuggets | 7 |
| 2 | Bobby JonesNuggets | 7 |
| 3 | Bob WilkersonNuggets | 7 |
| 4 | Anthony RobertsNuggets | 7 |
| 5 | Bo EllisNuggets | 7 |
| 6 | John GianelliBucks | 6 |
| 7 | Allan BristowSpurs | 6 |
| 8 | Brian WintersBucks | 6 |
Best single belt game (PTS)
| 42 | Larry Kenonvs. New York Knicks · Feb 2, 1978 |
| 41 | David Thompsonvs. Houston Rockets · Jan 12, 1978 |
| 40 | Bob McAdoovs. Philadelphia 76ers · Mar 18, 1978 |
| 38 | Billy Knightvs. Houston Rockets · Nov 16, 1977 |
| 37 | George McGinnisvs. Boston Celtics · Mar 10, 1978 |
| 37 | George Gervinvs. Chicago Bulls · Feb 3, 1978 |
| 36 | Calvin Murphyvs. Chicago Bulls · Feb 8, 1978 |
| 36 | Moses Malonevs. Buffalo Braves · Nov 16, 1977 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).