Belt game 2,633 · December 4, 1976
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 120–108 at home to start reign 1,163 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since December 3, 1976, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on December 8, 1976.
1,163Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 40 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-23 | — | 7-7 |
| Moses Malone | 36 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9-23 | — | 4-5 |
| John Lucas | 37 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Calvin Murphy | 38 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 6-8 |
| John Johnson | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Mike Newlin | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 6-6 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Owens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Wohl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Rudy White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dwight Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Knight | 25 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | — | 3-4 |
| Mike Flynn | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Steve Green | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Dan Roundfield | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Buse | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Darnell Hillman | 33 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 2-5 |
| Dave Robisch | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 3-5 |
| Wil Jones | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Mel Bennett | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Freddie Lewis | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 4-5 |
| Jerome Anderson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).