Belt game 5,810 · May 14, 2009 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–80 at home to start reign 2,538 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 12, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 17, 2009.
2,538Reign number
87Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 38 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11-27 | 1-5 | 9-10 |
| Pau Gasol | 43 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Farmar | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Lamar Odom | 28 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Bynum | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 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 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 7-7 |
| Luis Scola | 36 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Carl Landry | 27 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Metta World Peace | 44 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-17 | 2-7 | 0-2 |
| Von Wafer | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 41 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chuck Hayes | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joey Dorsey | — | 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).