Belt game 2,414 · October 31, 1974
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Washington Bullets 95–92 at home to start reign 1,054 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since October 22, 1974, with 5 defenses over 9 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 5, 1974.
1,054Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Chenier | 46 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-24 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Porter | 34 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Elvin Hayes | 45 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 5-9 |
| Mike Riordan | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Nick Weatherspoon | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Wes Unseld | 40 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Gibbs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Clem Haskins | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Truck Robinson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 1-3 |
| Tom Kozelko | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Wohl | 46 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12-17 | — | 5-8 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 41 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Mike Newlin | 39 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Ron Riley | 33 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Ed Ratleff | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 35 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Cliff Meely | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Gus Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).