Belt game 3,900 · February 17, 1990
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Houston Rockets 104–102 on the road to start reign 1,741 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 15, 1990, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 20, 1990.
1,741Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Thorpe | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 35 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8-25 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 43 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 4-6 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 43 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Buck Johnson | 42 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Smith | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Mike Woodson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Derrick Chievous | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Willie Anderson | 41 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Robinson | 39 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Wingate | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Brickowski | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Johnny Moore | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Caldwell Jones | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Elliott | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).