Belt game 3,919 · March 31, 1990
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Minnesota Timberwolves 106–98 at home to start reign 1,752 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since March 30, 1990, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 3, 1990.
1,752Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Thorpe | 39 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 43 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8-23 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Buck Johnson | 34 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Mike Woodson | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Larry Smith | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Anthony Bowie | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Corbin | 43 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Pooh Richardson | 43 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Tony Campbell | 35 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tod Murphy | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Scott Roth | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 5-8 |
| Sam Mitchell | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Donald Royal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Breuer | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brad Sellers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Lowe | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).