Belt game 6,767 · December 27, 2018
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Boston Celtics 127–113 at home to start reign 2,916 of the NBA belt, the 98th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 23, 2018, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on January 5, 2019.
2,916Reign number
98Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 38 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11-26 | 9-18 | 14-17 |
| Clint Capela | 37 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Eric Gordon | 34 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 4-5 |
| Austin Rivers | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Green | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 1-2 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 27 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 35 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Clark | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marquese Chriss | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 35 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 7-7 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 4-4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 24 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
| Al Horford | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Smart | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| Gordon Hayward | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Daniel Theis | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Terry Rozier | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Brad Wanamaker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).