Belt game 2,497 · April 18, 1975 · playoffs
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take the belt
Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Chicago Bulls 104–100 at home to start reign 1,097 of the NBA belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since April 16, 1975, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on April 20, 1975.
1,097Reign number
97Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Walker | 44 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-21 | — | 4-6 |
| Nate Archibald | 48 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | — | 10-13 |
| Ollie Johnson | 34 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Scott Wedman | 47 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Sam Lacey | 49 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Behagen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry McNeill | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Kojis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Len Kosmalski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Rick Adelman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 49 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15-26 | — | 4-7 |
| Chet Walker | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | — | 7-7 |
| Bobby Wilson | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Matt Guokas | 41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 38 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sloan | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Norm Van Lier | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | — | 2-2 |
| John Block | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-2 |
| Nate Thurmond | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).