Belt game 2,828 · January 9, 1979
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Kansas City Kings 126–110 at home to start reign 1,269 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Kansas City Kings had held it since January 4, 1979, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 14, 1979.
1,269Reign number
23Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 31 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-20 | — | 3-3 |
| Moses Malone | 44 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 10-11 |
| Rick Barry | 36 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Slick Watts | 35 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Calvin Murphy | 37 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Dwight Jones | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Mike Newlin | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 6-6 |
| Robert Reid | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Jacky Dorsey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Bradley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Kansas City Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedman | 37 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Burleson | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | — | 10-11 |
| Phil Ford | 34 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 3-6 |
| Darnell Hillman | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Otis Birdsong | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Marlon Redmond | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Robinzine | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Billy McKinney | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Gus Gerard | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Nash | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Sam Lacey | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | — | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).