Belt game 5,547 · December 22, 2006
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat San Antonio Spurs 97–78 on the road to start reign 2,439 of the NBA belt, the 78th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since December 13, 2006, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on December 23, 2006.
2,439Reign number
78Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Ginobili | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 3-3 |
| Tony Parker | 35 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tim Duncan | 33 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Matt Bonner | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Francisco Elson | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Michael Finley | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 26 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Bonzi Wells | 30 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Juwan Howard | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Rafer Alston | 34 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 37 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 2-3 |
| John Lucas III | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Luther Head | 39 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Novak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | 1 | 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).