Belt game 2,400 · March 20, 1974
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 87–86 on the road to start reign 1,048 of the NBA belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings had held it since March 9, 1974, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 22, 1974.
1,048Reign number
22Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Walker | 42 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-22 | — | 7-8 |
| Ron Behagen | 41 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 41 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Nate Williams | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 32 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Don Kojis | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Otto Moore | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| John Block | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry McNeill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Komives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Lier | 37 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-22 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Love | 42 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-29 | — | 5-5 |
| Jerry Sloan | 45 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 6-11 |
| Chet Walker | 36 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Clifford Ray | 43 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 1-3 |
| Rick Adelman | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Howard Porter | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).