Belt game 2,495 · April 13, 1975 · playoffs
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take the belt
Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Chicago Bulls 102–95 at home to start reign 1,095 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since April 6, 1975, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on April 16, 1975.
1,095Reign number
96Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry McNeill | 29 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Jimmy Walker | 44 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11-23 | — | 4-5 |
| Nate Archibald | 45 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11-26 | — | 2-2 |
| Scott Wedman | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | — | 0-2 |
| Ollie Johnson | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 47 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Behagen | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Len Kosmalski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Rick Adelman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 38 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-22 | — | 5-5 |
| Chet Walker | 33 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Jerry Sloan | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Norm Van Lier | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Nate Thurmond | 21 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| John Block | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bobby Wilson | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Rowland Garrett | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).