Belt game 3,920 · April 3, 1990
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Houston Rockets 133–112 at home to start reign 1,753 of the NBA belt, the 155th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 31, 1990, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 6, 1990.
1,753Reign number
155Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 37 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11-16 | 1-1 | 3-6 |
| Rick Mahorn | 34 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 31 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 7-7 |
| Mike Gminski | 34 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Dawkins | 29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Scott Brooks | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
| Ron Anderson | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Derek Smith | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Nimphius | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Payne | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Lanard Copeland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Maxwell | 33 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Otis Thorpe | 32 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Buck Johnson | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Mike Woodson | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Larry Smith | 23 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Adrian Caldwell | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bowie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).