Belt game 2,406 · October 19, 1974
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take the belt
Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Phoenix Suns 94–91 on the road to start reign 1,052 of the NBA belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since October 17, 1974, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on October 22, 1974.
1,052Reign number
92Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Williams | 28 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Nate Archibald | 38 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 9-12 |
| Sam Lacey | 40 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry McNeill | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Don May | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Jimmy Walker | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Scott Wedman | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Kojis | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Behagen | 27 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Len Kosmalski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Scott | 43 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-22 | — | 6-7 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 0-1 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Curtis Perry | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Mike Bantom | 41 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 1-3 |
| Keith Erickson | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Gary Melchionni | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 4-5 |
| Earl Williams | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Nate Hawthorne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).