Belt game 2,813 · December 6, 1978
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Kansas City Kings 114–106 on the road to start reign 1,260 of the NBA belt, the 115th for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since December 2, 1978, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on December 9, 1978.
1,260Reign number
115Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 32 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-24 | — | 8-11 |
| Scott Wedman | 35 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Bob Nash | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Phil Ford | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Robinzine | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Marlon Redmond | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 35 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Darnell Hillman | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-5 |
| Tom Burleson | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Billy McKinney | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | 36 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-21 | — | 7-9 |
| Bobby Jones | 31 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Henry Bibby | 35 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 5-7 |
| Joe Bryant | 22 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Ralph Simpson | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 40 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Caldwell Jones | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 5-6 |
| Steve Mix | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).