Belt game 5,374 · March 27, 2005
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Houston Rockets 83–70 at home to start reign 2,363 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 22, 2005, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on April 1, 2005.
2,363Reign number
50Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Ginobili | 36 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 8-9 |
| Brent Barry | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Robert Horry | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 |
| Tony Parker | 38 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 35 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Marks | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Tony Massenburg | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linton Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Wilks | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 44 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11-25 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Yao Ming | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Bob Sura | 35 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mike James | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wesley | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Torraye Braggs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 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).