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
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 |
| Tracy Murray | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Jahidi White | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 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 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley | 32 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 11-12 |
| Kelvin Cato | 39 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Steve Francis | 39 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6-18 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Matt Bullard | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Thomas Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Devin Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).