Belt game 2,811 · December 2, 1978
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat Washington Bullets 110–109 on the road to start reign 1,259 of the NBA belt, the 103rd for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since November 17, 1978, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
Kansas City Kings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 6, 1978.
1,259Reign number
103Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Grevey | 37 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Dandridge | 39 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-21 | — | 5-6 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 27 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Tom Henderson | 37 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 3-5 |
| Wes Unseld | 37 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 5-6 |
| Elvin Hayes | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Greg Ballard | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Charlie Johnson | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Wright | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Corzine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 40 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13-22 | — | 4-5 |
| Scott Wedman | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Robinzine | 24 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Phil Ford | 41 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Nash | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Burleson | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Marlon Redmond | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Darnell Hillman | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Gus Gerard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Billy McKinney | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).