The NBA Belt · rivalry
Detroit Pistons vs. Houston Rockets
13Belt meetings
6Pistons wins
7Rockets wins
8Title changes
Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets have met 13 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 5, 1967 to March 22, 2018. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 7–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,778 | Dec 5, 1967 | Detroit Pistons beat San Diego Rockets 111–110 | Defense |
| 2,457 | Jan 30, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 103–88 | Title change |
| 2,530 | Dec 5, 1975 | Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 102–91 | Title change |
| 2,531 | Dec 6, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 105–96 | Title change |
| 2,822 | Dec 27, 1978 | Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 131–119 | Title change |
| 3,126 | Feb 16, 1982 | Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 111–109 | Title change |
| 3,526 | Jan 25, 1986 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 117–112 | Defense |
| 3,712 | Dec 29, 1987 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 101–91 | Title change |
| 3,776 | Nov 19, 1988 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 109–98 | Title change |
| 3,914 | Mar 22, 1990 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 115–110 | Title change |
| 5,303 | Nov 2, 2004 | Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 87–79 | Defense |
| 5,451 | Jan 22, 2006 | Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 99–97 | Defense |
| 6,699 | Mar 22, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 100–96 | Defense |