Belt game 3,584 · June 5, 1986 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Boston Celtics 111–96 at home to start reign 1,601 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 3, 1986, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on June 8, 1986.
1,601Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 47 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13-25 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Rodney McCray | 48 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Reid | 41 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Ralph Sampson | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Petersen | 33 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Granville Waiters | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Ehlo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Steve Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hank McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 44 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Larry Bird | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Danny Ainge | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Dennis Johnson | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Bill Walton | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Robert Parish | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sam Vincent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| David Thirdkill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Rick Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).