Belt game 4,857 · December 23, 1999
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Washington Wizards 105–89 at home to start reign 2,146 of the NBA belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Washington Wizards had held it since December 18, 1999, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 26, 1999.
2,146Reign number
67Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Cato | 39 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 32 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 11-12 |
| Matt Bullard | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Steve Francis | 39 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6-18 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Carlos Rogers | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bryce Drew | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Thomas | 24 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Shandon Anderson | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Massenburg | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 33 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Juwan Howard | 32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Ike Austin | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Aaron Williams | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rod Strickland | 30 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Chris Whitney | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 3-6 |
| Jahidi White | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Tracy Murray | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Michael Smith | 31 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jordan | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerard King | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Laron Profit | 1 | 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).