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 day 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
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 |
| Dwight Jones | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 6-11 |
| Robin Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 |
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 |
| Wilbur Holland | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-3 |
| Mickey Johnson | 37 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Norm Van Lier | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-2 |
| John Mengelt | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Scott May | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Tate Armstrong | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 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 |
| Mark Landsberger | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).