Belt game 2,304 · March 21, 1973
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Baltimore Bullets 118–110 on the road to start reign 1,010 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since March 16, 1973, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 25, 1973.
1,010Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-9 |
| Jack Marin | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Mike Newlin | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Jimmy Walker | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Calvin Murphy | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Cliff Meely | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Otto Moore | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Eric McWilliams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Stan McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul McCracken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Riordan | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Elvin Hayes | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Wes Unseld | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Porter | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Flynn Robinson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Stallworth | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| John Tresvant | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Tommy Patterson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Phil Chenier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).