Belt game 2,240 · November 12, 1972
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 102–100 at home to start reign 985 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings had held it since November 4, 1972, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on November 18, 1972.
985Reign number
1Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Neal | 35 | 29 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 10-13 | — | 9-12 |
| Sidney Wicks | 48 | 25 | 13 | 7 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 5-11 |
| Geoff Petrie | 45 | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 0-1 |
| Rick Adelman | 30 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ollie Johnson | 35 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Charlie Davis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-3 |
| Dave Wohl | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Terry Dischinger | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Greg Smith | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 48 | 28 | 5 | 14 | — | — | 11-28 | — | 6-7 |
| Sam Lacey | 47 | 20 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 2-5 |
| Ron Riley | 40 | 14 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Williams | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 34 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Kojis | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Gibbs | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Kimball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Green | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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