Belt game 2,920 · January 15, 1980
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Kansas City Kings 111–109 at home to start reign 1,311 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since January 10, 1980, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 16, 1980.
1,311Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 42 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Scott Wedman | 42 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Phil Ford | 29 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bill Robinzine | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Sam Lacey | 27 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Billy McKinney | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Reggie King | 25 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Len Elmore | 21 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gus Gerard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Sobers | 37 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Reggie Theus | 39 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Artis Gilmore | 37 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| David Greenwood | 32 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ollie Johnson | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| John Mengelt | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Coby Dietrick | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Del Beshore | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark Landsberger | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).