Belt game 2,576 · March 12, 1976
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Buffalo Braves 113–100 on the road to start reign 1,135 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Buffalo Braves had held it since March 6, 1976, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on March 13, 1976.
1,135Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 10-10 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mike Newlin | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-7 |
| Joe Meriweather | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| John Johnson | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 |
| Rudy White | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 |
| Ed Ratleff | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Riley | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Gus Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Buffalo Braves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Adams | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bob McAdoo | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-9 |
| Jim McMillian | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 |
| Randy Smith | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 |
| John Shumate | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Weiss | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 |
| Ken Charles | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 |
| Ernie DiGregorio | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Gibbs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dale Schlueter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom McMillen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).