Belt game 3,200 · December 11, 1982
Kansas City Kings take the belt
Kansas City Kings beat San Antonio Spurs 122–110 on the road to start reign 1,438 of the NBA belt, the 112th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since December 10, 1982, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Kings held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on December 17, 1982.
1,438Reign number
112Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | 34 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| George Gervin | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gene Banks | 43 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Johnny Moore | 29 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Artis Gilmore | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Paul Griffin | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ed Rains | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 4-6 |
| Bill Willoughby | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roger Phegley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Woodson | 37 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Larry Drew | 40 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 13-13 |
| Eddie Johnson | 44 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12-15 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Steve Johnson | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Joe Meriweather | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brook Steppe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Loder | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Reggie King | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).