Belt game 2,718 · December 21, 1977
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 103–93 on the road to start reign 1,217 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 16, 1977, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on December 23, 1977.
1,217Reign number
19Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 35 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-25 | — | 3-7 |
| Moses Malone | 33 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | — | 5-7 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Dwight Jones | 33 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | — | 5-5 |
| John Lucas | 42 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Robert Reid | 38 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Behagen | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Rudy White | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Ratleff | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 34 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11-21 | — | 4-9 |
| Kevin Porter | 44 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 6-6 |
| Howard Porter | 32 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9-21 | — | 1-1 |
| Eddie Jordan | 26 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 3-4 |
| George Johnson | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-5 | — | 2-5 |
| Jan Van Breda Kolff | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Carrington | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Louie Nelson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Tim Bassett | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-2 |
| Kim Hughes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).