Belt game 2,820 · December 23, 1978
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat Milwaukee Bucks 122–117 on the road to start reign 1,264 of the NBA belt, the 104th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since December 17, 1978, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Kansas City Kings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 26, 1978.
1,264Reign number
104Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 41 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11-21 | — | 8-9 |
| Scott Wedman | 36 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11-18 | — | 6-6 |
| Phil Ford | 40 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Bill Robinzine | 27 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | — | 0-2 |
| Marlon Redmond | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 43 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Darnell Hillman | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | — | 3-5 |
| Billy McKinney | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Nash | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Burleson | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 46 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12-26 | — | 9-16 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 31 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | — | 0-1 |
| Brian Winters | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Kent Benson | 36 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Quinn Buckner | 21 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Kevin Restani | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Lloyd Walton | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| John Gianelli | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Van Lier | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).