Belt game 2,556 · January 29, 1976
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat Houston Rockets 119–86 at home to start reign 1,125 of the NBA belt, the 98th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 28, 1976, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Kansas City Kings held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on January 30, 1976.
1,125Reign number
98Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 32 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7-19 | — | 7-7 |
| Jimmy Walker | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 8-8 |
| Scott Wedman | 31 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry McNeill | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Glenn Hansen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Ollie Johnson | 33 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Robinzine | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Rick Roberson | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Matt Guokas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 33 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Calvin Murphy | 37 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-22 | — | 4-6 |
| Mike Newlin | 34 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 4-4 |
| John Johnson | 28 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | — | 0-1 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Meriweather | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Riley | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | — | 0-3 |
| Dave Wohl | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Rudy White | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Gus Bailey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).