Belt game 4,858 · December 26, 1999
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat Houston Rockets 103–92 at home to start reign 2,147 of the NBA belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 23, 1999, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Washington Wizards held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on December 29, 1999.
2,147Reign number
82Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 36 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 8-8 |
| Jahidi White | 30 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Rod Strickland | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Juwan Howard | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Aaron Williams | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Michael Smith | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Chris Whitney | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Ike Austin | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Laron Profit | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tracy Murray | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerard King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jordan | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 36 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 6-11 |
| Walt Williams | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Carlos Rogers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bryce Drew | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Hamilton | 19 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Shandon Anderson | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Thomas | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Tony Massenburg | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Gray | — | 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).