Belt game 2,939 · February 27, 1980
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Washington Bullets 110–97 at home to start reign 1,320 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since February 22, 1980, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on February 28, 1980.
1,320Reign number
25Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 34 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 21-23 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Barry | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-0 | 2-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 39 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Major Jones | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Tom Henderson | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Billy Paultz | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Murphy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Williamson | 28 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-16 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Greg Ballard | 40 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Elvin Hayes | 38 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Kevin Grevey | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-16 | 2-0 | 6-7 |
| Wes Unseld | 32 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jim Cleamons | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Porter | 24 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).