Belt game 2,254 · December 10, 1972
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take the belt
Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Atlanta Hawks 130–115 at home to start reign 992 of the NBA belt, the 89th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since December 7, 1972, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on December 17, 1972.
992Reign number
89Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 44 | 41 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 16-31 | — | 9-11 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 3-3 |
| Johnny Green | 26 | 19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 7-7 |
| Matt Guokas | 43 | 19 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Nate Williams | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 39 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Kojis | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Ratliff | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Sam Sibert | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Gibbs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-3 |
| Toby Kimball | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Hudson | 43 | 43 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 17-31 | — | 9-12 |
| Pete Maravich | 40 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 1-1 |
| George Trapp | 23 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Walt Bellamy | 39 | 12 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 8-10 |
| Jeff Halliburton | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Washington | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Bracey | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Don May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Herm Gilliam | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Eddie Mast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Christian | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).