Belt game 2,475 · February 28, 1975
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 102–87 at home to start reign 1,083 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 25, 1975, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 9 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 9, 1975.
1,083Reign number
9Team's reign
4Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Guokas | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Rowland Garrett | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Chet Walker | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 2-3 |
| John Block | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Love | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Van Lier | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Leon Benbow | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | — | 4-6 |
| Bobby Wilson | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Mickey Johnson | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Jerry Sloan | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 18 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kunnert | 39 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9-19 | — | 2-4 |
| Ed Ratleff | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 3-6 |
| Calvin Murphy | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Newlin | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Ron Riley | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Wohl | 27 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Gus Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Owen Wells | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).