Belt game 2,434 · December 10, 1974
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors 111–97 at home to start reign 1,065 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since December 7, 1974, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 11, 1974.
1,065Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Barry | 43 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12-27 | — | 5-5 |
| Butch Beard | 26 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 8-8 |
| Jeff Mullins | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 37 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 29 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Clifford Ray | 37 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Kendrick | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Charles Dudley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Steve Bracey | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Derrek Dickey | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 37 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | — | 11-14 |
| Mike Newlin | 30 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Calvin Murphy | 29 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 37 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Dave Wohl | 34 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Ron Riley | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Cliff Meely | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Ratleff | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Gus Bailey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Hawes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Owen Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).