Belt game 5,809 · May 12, 2009 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets 118–78 at home to start reign 2,537 of the NBA belt, the 206th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 10, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 14, 2009.
2,537Reign number
206Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Pau Gasol | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Andrew Bynum | 19 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-5 |
| Jordan Farmar | 22 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| Lamar Odom | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Josh Powell | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Shannon Brown | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 6-6 |
| Von Wafer | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Luis Scola | 31 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Metta World Peace | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-15 | 1-7 | 0-0 |
| Carl Landry | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brent Barry | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Joey Dorsey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| James White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).