Belt game 3,803 · January 12, 1989
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–106 at home to start reign 1,703 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since January 10, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 16, 1989.
1,703Reign number
44Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Duckworth | 43 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| Jerome Kersey | 37 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Clyde Drexler | 41 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8-23 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Terry Porter | 41 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Danny Young | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Steve Johnson | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 42 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Mike Woodson | 44 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 40 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Purvis Short | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Otis Thorpe | 36 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Tim McCormick | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derrick Chievous | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Allen Leavell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Johnson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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