Belt game 5,811 · May 17, 2009 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets 89–70 at home to start reign 2,539 of the NBA belt, the 207th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 14, 2009, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on May 21, 2009.
2,539Reign number
207Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Luis Scola | 38 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Von Wafer | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Kyle Lowry | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Chuck Hayes | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Metta World Peace | 38 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-1 |
| Carl Landry | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| James White | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joey Dorsey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol | 40 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Trevor Ariza | 28 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
| Andrew Bynum | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kobe Bryant | 33 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Lamar Odom | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Shannon Brown | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Farmar | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Luke Walton | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).