Belt game 2,917 · January 10, 1980
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat Chicago Bulls 104–83 at home to start reign 1,310 of the NBA belt, the 109th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since January 8, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City Kings held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on January 15, 1980.
1,310Reign number
109Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McKinney | 35 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Bill Robinzine | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Scott Wedman | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Otis Birdsong | 31 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Sam Lacey | 32 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Ford | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie King | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Len Elmore | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tom Burleson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Gus Gerard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Greenwood | 37 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Artis Gilmore | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Reggie Theus | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Ricky Sobers | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Sammy Smith | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mark Landsberger | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| John Mengelt | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Del Beshore | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dwight Jones | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).