Belt game 5,385 · April 16, 2005
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 115–87 at home to start reign 2,365 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since April 1, 2005, with 8 defenses over 15 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on April 28, 2005.
2,365Reign number
76Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Martin | 30 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 34 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-17 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| Andre Miller | 33 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Nene Hilario | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-10 |
| Earl Boykins | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Greg Buckner | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| DerMarr Johnson | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Wesley Person | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Najera | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 37 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10-21 | 6-7 | 6-7 |
| Mike James | 29 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Scott Padgett | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Yao Ming | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 21 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| David Wesley | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Jon Barry | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Torraye Braggs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moochie Norris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).