Belt game 2,700 · November 12, 1977
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 104–102 at home to start reign 1,203 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since November 1, 1977, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on November 16, 1977.
1,203Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Newlin | 36 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 9-9 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 39 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-19 | — | 2-4 |
| John Lucas | 42 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 4-5 |
| Moses Malone | 40 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-16 | — | 7-10 |
| Calvin Murphy | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 35 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Ed Ratleff | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Dwight Jones | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Robin Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walton | 37 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15-20 | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny Davis | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Maurice Lucas | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Gross | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Lionel Hollins | 34 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Lloyd Neal | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Dave Twardzik | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Steele | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Owens | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Corky Calhoun | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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