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
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 |
| Shandon Anderson | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Rod Strickland | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Jahidi White | 30 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 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 |
| Chris Whitney | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Michael Smith | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Ike Austin | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tracy Murray | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Laron Profit | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jordan | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Gerard King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).