Belt game 2,531 · December 6, 1975
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 105–96 at home to start reign 1,113 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 5, 1975, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on December 10, 1975.
1,113Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Newlin | 44 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13-21 | — | 8-9 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 38 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | — | 3-5 |
| Joe Meriweather | 28 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Calvin Murphy | 29 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Ron Riley | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Wohl | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Porter | 30 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Lanier | 43 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Curtis Rowe | 39 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Kevin Porter | 47 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| John Mengelt | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Chris Ford | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Eric Money | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Eberhard | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | — | 0-0 |
| George Trapp | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Archie Clark | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Lindsay Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).