Belt game 2,237 · November 4, 1972
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take the belt
Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Boston Celtics 118–107 on the road to start reign 984 of the NBA belt, the 88th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since October 13, 1972, with 8 defenses over 22 days.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on November 12, 1972.
984Reign number
88Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 38 | 36 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 16-25 | — | 4-4 |
| Paul Silas | 35 | 19 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 7-11 |
| Don Chaney | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Cowens | 48 | 12 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Nelson | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Jojo White | 43 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Paul Westphal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Arthur Williams | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 48 | 35 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 14-31 | — | 7-7 |
| Ron Riley | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 11-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 37 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 39 | 14 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Matt Guokas | 48 | 13 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 6-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Kojis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Kimball | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Ratliff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).