Belt game 5,805 · May 4, 2009 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–92 on the road to start reign 2,534 of the NBA belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 25, 2009, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 6, 2009.
2,534Reign number
85Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 40 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Metta World Peace | 40 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| Aaron Brooks | 36 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 4-6 |
| Luis Scola | 34 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Carl Landry | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kyle Lowry | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Shane Battier | 39 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Brent Barry | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| James White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Von Wafer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 43 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14-31 | 1-7 | 3-5 |
| Pau Gasol | 44 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Trevor Ariza | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Andrew Bynum | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lamar Odom | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Derek Fisher | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Jordan Farmar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Josh Powell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Adam Morrison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 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).