Belt game 2,498 · April 20, 1975 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 104–77 at home to start reign 1,098 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Kansas City-Omaha Kings had held it since April 18, 1975, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on April 27, 1975.
1,098Reign number
30Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedman | 36 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Nate Archibald | 30 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-16 | — | 5-7 |
| Ron Behagen | 20 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Ollie Johnson | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Sam Lacey | 37 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-3 |
| Jimmy Walker | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike D'Antoni | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Rick Adelman | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Larry McNeill | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Len Kosmalski | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Kojis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 42 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14-24 | — | 2-2 |
| Chet Walker | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 4-6 |
| Jerry Sloan | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Bobby Wilson | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 32 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Van Lier | 44 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Nate Thurmond | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | — | 2-3 |
| Rowland Garrett | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Leon Benbow | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Mickey Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).