Belt game 4,369 · December 12, 1994
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Portland Trail Blazers 101–89 at home to start reign 1,956 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since December 11, 1994, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 18 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 30, 1994.
1,956Reign number
31Team's reign
7Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 38 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11-21 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Felton Spencer | 30 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 35 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| John Stockton | 34 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Tom Chambers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| David Benoit | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Crotty | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jay Humphries | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Watson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Strickland | 38 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 5-6 |
| Harvey Grant | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 29 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| James Robinson | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jerome Kersey | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clifford Robinson | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-13 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Steve Henson | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Tracy Murray | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Negele Knight | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mark Bryant | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).