Belt game 3,703 · December 2, 1987
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Houston Rockets 97–93 at home to start reign 1,662 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 1, 1987, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 13 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 15, 1987.
1,662Reign number
21Team's reign
3Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 31 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ralph Sampson | 41 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 4-8 |
| World Free | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Jim Petersen | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Rodney McCray | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Allen Leavell | 37 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Purvis Short | 31 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Lester Conner | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Richard Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Dawkins | 38 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Alvin Robertson | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Walter Berry | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Frank Brickowski | 35 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Mike Mitchell | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Nimphius | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Davis | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| David Greenwood | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Greg Anderson | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Leon Wood | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Petur Gudmundsson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).