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
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 |
| Brian Cook | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Joey Dorsey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Josh Powell | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lamar Odom | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| 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 |
| DJ Mbenga | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).