Belt game 2,496 · April 16, 1975 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 93–90 at home to start reign 1,096 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings had held it since April 13, 1975, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on April 18, 1975.
1,096Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 42 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | — | 2-2 |
| Ollie Johnson | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Sam Lacey | 43 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Ron Behagen | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 43 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 4-6 |
| Jimmy Walker | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry McNeill | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Rick Adelman | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Kojis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Len Kosmalski | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 47 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-32 | — | 5-8 |
| Jerry Sloan | 40 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 35 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Chet Walker | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Norm Van Lier | 36 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Bobby Wilson | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| John Block | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).