Belt game 3,776 · November 19, 1988
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 109–98 at home to start reign 1,692 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 9, 1988, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on November 23, 1988.
1,692Reign number
42Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 39 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12-25 | 0-0 | 10-15 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 37 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 7-7 |
| Otis Thorpe | 46 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Buck Johnson | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Mike Woodson | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derrick Chievous | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Allen Leavell | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Bernard Thompson | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 41 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10-24 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| James Edwards | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Joe Dumars | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 33 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rick Mahorn | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dennis Rodman | 45 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| John Salley | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Micheal Williams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fennis Dembo | 1 | 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).