Belt game 2,748 · February 24, 1978
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Kansas City Kings 107–96 on the road to start reign 1,231 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since February 22, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 2, 1978.
1,231Reign number
4Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Neal | 37 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Lionel Hollins | 38 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10-20 | — | 1-3 |
| Bill Walton | 29 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2-7 | — | 12-14 |
| Bob Gross | 38 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Davis | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Corky Calhoun | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 2-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Owens | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Twardzik | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-2 |
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucius Allen | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Burleson | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Boone | 27 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-14 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Robinzine | 24 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Nash | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Scott Wedman | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Otis Birdsong | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| John Kuester | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Richard Washington | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Sam Lacey | 27 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Kevin Restani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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