Belt game 6,915 · September 4, 2020 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–97 on the road to start reign 2,980 of the NBA belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since August 20, 2020, with 3 defenses over 15 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on September 6, 2020.
2,980Reign number
102Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 37 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| LeBron James | 36 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 4-5 |
| Alex Caruso | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Danny Green | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| JaVale McGee | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dion Waiters | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Howard | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jared Dudley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Markieff Morris | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | — | 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 | 33 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12-20 | 3-6 | 9-12 |
| Russell Westbrook | 32 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-24 | 1-5 | 3-6 |
| Eric Gordon | 34 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 6-6 |
| Austin Rivers | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Jeff Green | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Robert Covington | 38 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| P.J. Tucker | 35 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| DeMarre Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben McLemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Michael Frazier II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).