Belt game 3,712 · December 29, 1987
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 101–91 on the road to start reign 1,666 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 18, 1987, with 2 defenses over 11 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on January 6, 1988.
1,666Reign number
41Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barry Carroll | 36 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Purvis Short | 22 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 37 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 6-6 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 26 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Allen Leavell | 32 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Petersen | 26 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rodney McCray | 30 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Buck Johnson | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Reid | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 36 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 44 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| William Bedford | 18 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Dumars | 32 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| John Salley | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dennis Rodman | 25 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isiah Thomas | 41 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).