Belt game 2,739 · February 8, 1978
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 105–101 at home to start reign 1,227 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 3, 1978, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on February 9, 1978.
1,227Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | 40 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12-23 | — | 9-12 |
| Cazzie Russell | 23 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Mickey Johnson | 37 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Wilbur Holland | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-3 |
| John Mengelt | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Van Lier | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-2 |
| Tate Armstrong | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Scott May | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Mark Landsberger | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Cliff Pondexter | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Sheppard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 37 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17-31 | — | 2-2 |
| Moses Malone | 40 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | — | 6-8 |
| Mike Newlin | 27 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Robin Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 |
| Dwight Jones | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 6-11 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Charles Kupec | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 36 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 2-4 |
| Robert Reid | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).