Belt game 5,588 · March 28, 2007
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles Clippers 92–87 on the road to start reign 2,454 of the NBA belt, the 79th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Clippers had held it since March 23, 2007, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on April 1, 2007.
2,454Reign number
79Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand | 44 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11-19 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Jason Hart | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Tim Thomas | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Corey Maggette | 36 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3-15 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 41 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Chris Kaman | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Quinton Ross | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Paul Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Ewing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Singleton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 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 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12-30 | 0-4 | 3-5 |
| Yao Ming | 32 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Rafer Alston | 39 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 5-5 |
| Chuck Hayes | 33 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas III | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Snyder | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Luther Head | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | — | 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).