Belt game 2,329 · October 16, 1973
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Houston Rockets 106–101 on the road to start reign 1,020 of the NBA belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since October 13, 1973, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on October 19, 1973.
1,020Reign number
99Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Carter | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 |
| Larry Jones | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-6 |
| Steve Mix | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-7 |
| Doug Collins | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 |
| Toby Kimball | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-6 |
| Allan Bristow | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 |
| Fred Boyd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 |
| Leroy Ellis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Luke Rackley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 |
| Mike Newlin | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12-13 |
| Calvin Murphy | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-6 |
| Otto Moore | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 |
| Cliff Meely | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Stan McKenzie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).