Belt game 5,806 · May 6, 2009 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets 111–98 at home to start reign 2,535 of the NBA belt, the 205th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 4, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 10, 2009.
2,535Reign number
205Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 5-6 |
| Carl Landry | 23 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 7-13 |
| Aaron Brooks | 43 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Luis Scola | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Yao Ming | 26 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Von Wafer | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Chuck Hayes | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| James White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 40 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16-27 | 2-3 | 6-7 |
| Pau Gasol | 38 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Derek Fisher | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Trevor Ariza | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Lamar Odom | 34 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Shannon Brown | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Jordan Farmar | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Bynum | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | 3 | 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).