Belt game 2,665 · February 17, 1977
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat San Antonio Spurs 113–99 on the road to start reign 1,185 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since February 9, 1977, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 19, 1977.
1,185Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 39 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Billy Paultz | 40 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Mark Olberding | 35 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Larry Kenon | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Mike Gale | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Allan Bristow | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Coby Dietrick | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Lou Dampier | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| James Silas | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 39 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12-21 | — | 0-0 |
| Moses Malone | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | — | 6-8 |
| Dwight Jones | 25 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Newlin | 26 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Calvin Murphy | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 30 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 34 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4-11 | — | 2-2 |
| John Johnson | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Rudy White | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Eugene Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).