Belt game 5,256 · February 27, 2004
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 89–85 at home to start reign 2,319 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since February 24, 2004, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on February 29, 2004.
2,319Reign number
72Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 42 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 6-9 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 44 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 2-4 |
| Yao Ming | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Maurice Taylor | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Eric Piatkowski | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Griffin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson | 41 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Zach Randolph | 42 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 21 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Darius Miles | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Dickau | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ruben Patterson | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Omar Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Qyntel Woods | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Stepania | — | 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).
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