Belt game 5,260 · March 5, 2004
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Minnesota Timberwolves 112–109 on the road to start reign 2,323 of the NBA belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since March 3, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on March 15, 2004.
2,323Reign number
73Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 32 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Steve Francis | 44 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8-15 | 4-5 | 5-5 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 44 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-8 | 2-2 |
| Maurice Taylor | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kelvin Cato | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 41 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Mark Jackson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Piatkowski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Griffin | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 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 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 41 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13-24 | 1-3 | 5-7 |
| Sam Cassell | 39 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 5-7 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 37 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Michael Olowokandi | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Troy Hudson | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Mark Madsen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Trenton Hassell | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Oliver Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).