Belt game 3,202 · December 17, 1982
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Kansas City Kings 93–90 at home to start reign 1,439 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since December 11, 1982, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on December 25, 1982.
1,439Reign number
30Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sikma | 39 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-21 | 0-1 | 12-15 |
| Gus Williams | 38 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 43 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Greg Kelser | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| David Thompson | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Danny Vranes | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Ray Tolbert | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Smith | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Radford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Drew | 43 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Woodson | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Meriweather | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eddie Johnson | 42 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Reggie Johnson | 26 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kevin Loder | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Johnson | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Reggie King | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brook Steppe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).