Belt game 2,952 · March 19, 1980
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks 139–113 at home to start reign 1,329 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 18, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on March 20, 1980.
1,329Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Williams | 28 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Mike Glenn | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Cartwright | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Toby Knight | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Geoff Huston | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 27 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Hollis Copeland | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Earl Monroe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Demic | 29 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Meriweather | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 41 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16-21 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 31 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Robert Reid | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Moses Malone | 37 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Allen Leavell | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Henderson | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Bradley | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Billy Paultz | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Major Jones | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).