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
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 |
| Ron Riley | 33 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Newlin | 39 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-3 |
| 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 |
| Gus Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Cliff Meely | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
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 |
| Jimmy Jones | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Clem Haskins | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Gibbs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Truck Robinson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 1-3 |
| Tom Kozelko | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).