Belt game 3,778 · November 23, 1988
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 111–108 at home to start reign 1,693 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since November 19, 1988, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on November 26, 1988.
1,693Reign number
16Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 42 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 13-17 |
| Darrell Griffith | 39 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Thurl Bailey | 38 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| John Stockton | 44 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Mark Eaton | 46 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eric Leckner | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Roth | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jose Ortiz | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jim Les | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 45 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 9-15 |
| Mike Woodson | 39 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 31 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 7-10 |
| Tim McCormick | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Otis Thorpe | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Buck Johnson | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Chievous | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Bernard Thompson | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Brown | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).