Belt game 5,136 · December 10, 2002
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 103–96 at home to start reign 2,255 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Sacramento Kings had held it since December 8, 2002, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on December 13, 2002.
2,255Reign number
68Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 42 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10-17 | 2-3 | 10-11 |
| Yao Ming | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Eddie Griffin | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Thomas | 26 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Moochie Norris | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Terence Morris | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glen Rice | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Juaquin Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | 44 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14-30 | 0-2 | 2-5 |
| Bobby Jackson | 41 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12-24 | 1-5 | 2-3 |
| Jim Jackson | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keon Clark | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Doug Christie | 40 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Vlade Divac | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Damon Jones | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mateen Cleaves | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Wallace | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lawrence Funderburke | — | 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).