Belt game 5,393 · May 5, 2005 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 101–83 at home to start reign 2,367 of the NBA belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since April 28, 2005, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on May 7, 2005.
2,367Reign number
77Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 42 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14-28 | 6-10 | 3-3 |
| Mike James | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| Jon Barry | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Yao Ming | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Ryan Bowen | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| David Wesley | 43 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Scott Padgett | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moochie Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse | 29 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 44 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5-22 | 2-6 | 7-9 |
| Michael Finley | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-16 | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | 27 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Howard | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Terry | 36 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Devin Harris | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | 4 | 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).