Belt game 3,781 · November 30, 1988
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 101–89 on the road to start reign 1,695 of the NBA belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since November 26, 1988, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on December 2, 1988.
1,695Reign number
43Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Chievous | 28 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Purvis Short | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Otis Thorpe | 39 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tim McCormick | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Buck Johnson | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Woodson | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | 44 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Derek Harper | 38 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 7-8 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Sam Perkins | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mark Aguirre | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| James Donaldson | 38 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Tyler | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brad Davis | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).