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
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 |
| Jon Barry | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| David Wesley | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 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 |
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 |
| Mike Wilks | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).