Belt game 3,338 · February 21, 1984
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks 119–102 at home to start reign 1,492 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since February 14, 1984, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on February 22, 1984.
1,492Reign number
32Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Leavell | 48 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 10-13 |
| Caldwell Jones | 41 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 13-13 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 40 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Ralph Sampson | 27 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Rodney McCray | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Elvin Hayes | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Terry Teagle | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Major Jones | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pressey | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Grevey | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Marques Johnson | 35 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Bob Lanier | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Alton Lister | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 35 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Harvey Catchings | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Nate Archibald | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Randy Breuer | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).