Belt game 2,555 · January 28, 1976
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108–93 at home to start reign 1,124 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since January 20, 1976, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 29, 1976.
1,124Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 34 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 34 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 37 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | — | 6-8 |
| Mike Newlin | 28 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Joe Meriweather | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | — | 0-0 |
| John Johnson | 29 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 33 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Dave Wohl | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Rudy White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Gus Bailey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Riley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Thurmond | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 5-5 |
| Campy Russell | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Austin Carr | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Cleamons | 36 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Brewer | 37 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Chones | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 0-0 |
| John Lambert | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Snyder | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bingo Smith | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).