Belt game 6,916 · September 6, 2020 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets 117–109 at home to start reign 2,981 of the NBA belt, the 225th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since September 4, 2020, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 16 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on September 22, 2020.
2,981Reign number
225Team's reign
5Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 39 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 11-13 |
| Eric Gordon | 36 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 6-12 | 2-4 |
| P.J. Tucker | 34 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Robert Covington | 38 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 3-3 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 32 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-15 | 1-7 | 1-3 |
| Austin Rivers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Green | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DeMarre Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Frazier II | — | 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 |
| Ben McLemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 36 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15-24 | 1-1 | 3-6 |
| LeBron James | 39 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 10-17 | 1-5 | 7-10 |
| Markieff Morris | 22 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 28 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Danny Green | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Alex Caruso | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dion Waiters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JaVale McGee | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).