Belt game 3,193 · November 28, 1982
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Kansas City Kings 118–110 at home to start reign 1,434 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since November 13, 1982, with 5 defenses over 15 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on November 30, 1982.
1,434Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Williams | 29 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 1-5 | 7-8 |
| Mike Woodson | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Larry Drew | 31 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Steve Johnson | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Eddie Johnson | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Reggie King | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Johnson | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Meriweather | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brook Steppe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Ed Nealy | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Huston | 39 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Cliff T. Robinson | 29 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Scott Wedman | 39 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Phil Hubbard | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Paul Mokeski | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ron Brewer | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Hayes | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Bagley | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).