Belt game 2,850 · March 2, 1979
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 118–98 on the road to start reign 1,280 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since February 25, 1979, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on March 4, 1979.
1,280Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 38 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-20 | — | 3-5 |
| Moses Malone | 41 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12-17 | — | 5-8 |
| Calvin Murphy | 32 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Newlin | 39 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | — | 6-7 |
| Robert Reid | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Rick Barry | 31 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Dwight Jones | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Hollins | 33 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 3-5 |
| Tom Owens | 36 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 0-2 |
| Dave Twardzik | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 7-8 |
| Bob Gross | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Ron Brewer | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Steele | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Maurice Lucas | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Clemon Johnson | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Mychal Thompson | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | — | 1-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Ira Terrell | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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