Belt game 6,448 · December 23, 2015
Orlando Magic take the belt
Orlando Magic beat Houston Rockets 104–101 at home to start reign 2,784 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 17, 2015, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Orlando Magic held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on December 26, 2015.
2,784Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic | 34 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tobias Harris | 36 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Evan Fournier | 35 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Elfrid Payton | 31 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Channing Frye | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Jason Smith | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Nicholson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Mario Hezonja | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shabazz Napier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Victor Oladipo | 31 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devyn Marble | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 40 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12-18 | 2-4 | 5-6 |
| Dwight Howard | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Ty Lawson | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Clint Capela | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Terrence Jones | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Trevor Ariza | 38 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-8 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Thornton | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Corey Brewer | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Donatas Motiejunas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Terry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| KJ McDaniels | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Montrezl Harrell | — | 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).