Belt game 2,842 · February 11, 1979
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–103 at home to start reign 1,274 of the NBA belt, the 106th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since January 30, 1979, with 3 defenses over 12 days.
Kansas City Kings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on February 13, 1979.
1,274Reign number
106Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedman | 38 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Otis Birdsong | 39 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Burleson | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Phil Ford | 34 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 32 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Darnell Hillman | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Billy McKinney | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Robinzine | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Lucius Allen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-2 |
| Gus Gerard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Nash | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 45 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9-21 | — | 10-11 |
| Norm Nixon | 41 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9-17 | — | 3-4 |
| Adrian Dantley | 37 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 9-11 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Lou Hudson | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Robisch | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Ron Boone | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 3-3 |
| Don Ford | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Kenny Carr | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Price | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).