Belt game 3,520 · January 14, 1986
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 105–102 on the road to start reign 1,574 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 4, 1986, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 15, 1986.
1,574Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 36 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 13-16 |
| Thurl Bailey | 43 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rickey Green | 33 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Pace Mannion | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Mark Eaton | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Wilkins | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Hansen | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Fred Roberts | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Stockton | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carey Scurry | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Lloyd | 47 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 40 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Rodney McCray | 40 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| John Lucas | 35 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Robert Reid | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ralph Sampson | 27 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Granville Waiters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Petersen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).