Belt game 4,265 · December 11, 1993
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Seattle SuperSonics 82–75 at home to start reign 1,910 of the NBA belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since December 8, 1993, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 12 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on December 23, 1993.
1,910Reign number
53Team's reign
3Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf | 39 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-2 | 8-11 |
| Ricky Pierce | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Gary Payton | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Shawn Kemp | 38 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Nate McMillan | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Michael Cage | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kendall Gill | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 4-6 |
| Vincent Askew | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 43 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Otis Thorpe | 38 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kenny Smith | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Carl Herrera | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Elie | 35 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Scott Brooks | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Matt Bullard | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 27 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Sam Cassell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).