Belt game 5,185 · March 21, 2003
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors 117–107 on the road to start reign 2,282 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since March 19, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on March 23, 2003.
2,282Reign number
70Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley | 41 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-5 | 6-7 |
| Yao Ming | 32 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| James Posey | 34 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 6-7 |
| Steve Francis | 40 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Eddie Griffin | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Glen Rice | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Moochie Norris | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Juaquin Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas | 38 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-21 | 0-3 | 9-11 |
| Earl Boykins | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 4-5 |
| Antawn Jamison | 43 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-23 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Adonal Foyle | 24 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Erick Dampier | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Richardson | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Troy Murphy | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Chris Mills | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jiri Welsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Fortson | — | 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).