Belt game 3,716 · January 6, 1988
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 110–95 at home to start reign 1,667 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 29, 1987, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 10, 1988.
1,667Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis Short | 33 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 34 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Rodney McCray | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Jim Petersen | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Robert Reid | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| World Free | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Leavell | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 40 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15-23 | 1-2 | 15-15 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 38 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Derrick McKey | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Dale Ellis | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-20 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Nate McMillan | 30 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alton Lister | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Olden Polynice | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Clemon Johnson | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Russ Schoene | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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