Belt game 2,658 · January 30, 1977
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Kansas City Kings 112–98 at home to start reign 1,181 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since January 26, 1977, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 2, 1977.
1,181Reign number
46Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Chenier | 40 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12-24 | — | 2-2 |
| Elvin Hayes | 37 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10-21 | — | 4-6 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 23 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Larry Wright | 27 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Henderson | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Wes Unseld | 36 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Weiss | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
| Joe Pace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Riordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Leonard Gray | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedman | 30 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Ron Boone | 33 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Richard Washington | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | — | 2-3 |
| Ollie Johnson | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Brian Taylor | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Sam Lacey | 32 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Eakins | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Robinzine | 26 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Andre McCarter | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Barr | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Bigelow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).