Belt game 5,182 · March 16, 2003
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 85–75 at home to start reign 2,279 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since March 13, 2003, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on March 18, 2003.
2,279Reign number
69Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 43 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Glen Rice | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Steve Francis | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 5-8 |
| Eddie Griffin | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Taylor | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Moochie Norris | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tito Maddox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juaquin Hawkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury | 43 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7-22 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Anfernee Hardaway | 37 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Shawn Marion | 48 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-18 | 0-5 | 6-6 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 38 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Joe Johnson | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jake Voskuhl | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dan Langhi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Casey Jacobsen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Williams | 0 | 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).