Belt game 2,666 · February 19, 1977
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat Houston Rockets 115–109 at home to start reign 1,186 of the NBA belt, the 100th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 17, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City Kings held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on February 23, 1977.
1,186Reign number
100Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Taylor | 41 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-19 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Robinzine | 33 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5-17 | — | 9-10 |
| Ollie Johnson | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 6-6 |
| Scott Wedman | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Boone | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 6-7 |
| Glenn Hansen | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Sam Lacey | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Richard Washington | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Eakins | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Andre McCarter | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Newlin | 30 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-18 | — | 18-19 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 43 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10-20 | — | 6-7 |
| Calvin Murphy | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | — | 5-9 |
| Dwight Jones | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| John Lucas | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 3-7 |
| Moses Malone | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Eugene Kennedy | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 1-3 |
| Rudy White | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
| John Johnson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).