Belt game 3,805 · January 16, 1989
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets 124–113 at home to start reign 1,704 of the NBA belt, the 166th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 12, 1989, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 24, 1989.
1,704Reign number
166Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Worthy | 39 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Byron Scott | 37 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 6-6 |
| Mychal Thompson | 31 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Magic Johnson | 42 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| A.C. Green | 33 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cooper | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| David Rivers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Campbell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Woodson | 45 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10-24 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Purvis Short | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 5-6 |
| Otis Thorpe | 41 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 34 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Derrick Chievous | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Frank Johnson | 23 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Brown | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).