Belt game 6,500 · April 21, 2016 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors 97–96 at home to start reign 2,803 of the NBA belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since April 7, 2016, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on April 24, 2016.
2,803Reign number
92Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 43 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11-26 | 4-14 | 9-11 |
| Donatas Motiejunas | 31 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Howard | 33 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Michael Beasley | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 33 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Jason Terry | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Terrence Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corey Brewer | 3 | 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 |
| Josh Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Clint Capela | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marreese Speights | 18 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 |
| Klay Thompson | 40 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-20 | 0-7 | 3-5 |
| Shaun Livingston | 30 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Ian Clark | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Draymond Green | 37 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-6 |
| Andre Iguodala | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Andrew Bogut | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Festus Ezeli | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Michael McAdoo | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anderson Varejao | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Rush | — | 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).