Belt game 3,816 · February 9, 1989
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 113–110 on the road to start reign 1,711 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since February 7, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on February 20, 1989.
1,711Reign number
45Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Floyd | 35 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 5-9 | 4-5 |
| Derrick Chievous | 34 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 33 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Walter Berry | 28 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Otis Thorpe | 36 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Mike Woodson | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Purvis Short | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Frank Johnson | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler | 41 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15-28 | 2-5 | 4-5 |
| Jerome Kersey | 36 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 15-16 |
| Kevin Duckworth | 40 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| Terry Porter | 41 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Sam Bowie | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Adrian Branch | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Johnson | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Caldwell Jones | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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