Belt game 5,624 · November 6, 2007
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat San Antonio Spurs 89–81 at home to start reign 2,471 of the NBA belt, the 83rd for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since May 28, 2007, with 8 defenses over 162 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on November 13, 2007.
2,471Reign number
83Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 42 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bonzi Wells | 26 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Mike James | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Shane Battier | 40 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Tracy McGrady | 36 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Chuck Hayes | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rafer Alston | 27 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Luther Head | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luis Scola | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Steve Francis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Snyder | — | 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 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8-17 | 0-2 | 7-11 |
| Tony Parker | 40 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Tim Duncan | 36 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Michael Finley | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Brent Barry | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ime Udoka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ian Mahinmi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bonner | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).