Belt game 5,808 · May 10, 2009 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–87 at home to start reign 2,536 of the NBA belt, the 86th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 6, 2009, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 12, 2009.
2,536Reign number
86Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol | 38 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 8-13 |
| Kobe Bryant | 34 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Farmar | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Luke Walton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Lamar Odom | 25 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Bynum | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 39 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12-20 | 4-9 | 6-6 |
| Shane Battier | 40 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 5-10 | 6-6 |
| Kyle Lowry | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Luis Scola | 32 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Metta World Peace | 43 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-19 | 0-6 | 0-0 |
| Von Wafer | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Carl Landry | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yao Ming | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | — | 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).