Belt game 3,899 · February 15, 1990
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks 124–105 at home to start reign 1,740 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 8, 1990, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on February 17, 1990.
1,740Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 38 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Kenny Walker | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Rod Strickland | 27 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-6 |
| Mark Jackson | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Newman | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charles Oakley | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Myers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Floyd | 44 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 11-20 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Otis Thorpe | 42 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Buck Johnson | 36 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Woodson | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Derrick Chievous | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Larry Smith | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Caldwell | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).