Belt game 2,821 · December 26, 1978
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Kansas City Kings 109–102 on the road to start reign 1,265 of the NBA belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since December 23, 1978, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 27, 1978.
1,265Reign number
22Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Ford | 35 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 12-17 |
| Otis Birdsong | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-21 | — | 2-5 |
| Bill Robinzine | 29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Scott Wedman | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Billy McKinney | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Darnell Hillman | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 3-5 |
| Sam Lacey | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Burleson | 19 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Marlon Redmond | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Nash | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 48 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-23 | — | 12-14 |
| Calvin Murphy | 42 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | — | 4-5 |
| Robert Reid | 28 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | — | 6-6 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 8-10 |
| Rick Barry | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Bradley | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Jacky Dorsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 1-3 |
| Mike Newlin | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).