Belt game 3,041 · February 20, 1981
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–107 on the road to start reign 1,370 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since February 17, 1981, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on February 28, 1981.
1,370Reign number
28Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 37 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14-26 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 42 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10-13 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Jim Chones | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Cooper | 40 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Norm Nixon | 40 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eddie Jordan | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jim Brewer | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Hardy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Landsberger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 47 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15-26 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 46 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 11-25 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Robert Reid | 32 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Billy Paultz | 33 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Murphy | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Calvin Garrett | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).