Belt game 5,241 · January 23, 2004
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 78–74 on the road to start reign 2,308 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since January 14, 2004, with 4 defenses over 9 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on January 26, 2004.
2,308Reign number
71Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 41 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12-25 | 0-2 | 7-11 |
| Metta World Peace | 40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | 0-4 | 3-4 |
| Al Harrington | 31 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Reggie Miller | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Johnson | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Fred Jones | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 28 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamison Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Primoz Brezec | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 41 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Yao Ming | 36 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jim Jackson | 43 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Maurice Taylor | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Wilks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Piatkowski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).