Belt game 2,463 · February 8, 1975
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 92–91 at home to start reign 1,079 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings had held it since February 3, 1975, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 6 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on February 14, 1975.
1,079Reign number
3Team's reign
3Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Snyder | 46 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Chones | 48 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | — | 3-5 |
| Jim Cleamons | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Bingo Smith | 46 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Double D Davis | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Foots Walker | 31 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Brewer | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-3 |
| Campy Russell | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Luke Witte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Patterson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Foster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 48 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14-29 | — | 4-4 |
| Sam Lacey | 52 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9-18 | — | 1-1 |
| Scott Wedman | 46 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry McNeill | 35 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Ollie Johnson | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Jimmy Walker | 40 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | — | 0-2 |
| Len Kosmalski | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Behagen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).