Belt game 4,393 · February 2, 1995
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 121–101 at home to start reign 1,961 of the NBA belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since January 14, 1995, with 9 defenses over 19 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on February 6, 1995.
1,961Reign number
58Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15-22 | 0-0 | 11-15 |
| Sam Cassell | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 35 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Otis Thorpe | 35 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Kenny Smith | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Robert Horry | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Tim Breaux | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mario Elie | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Scott Brooks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zan Tabak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Antoine Carr | 23 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| John Stockton | 35 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| David Benoit | 33 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Adam Keefe | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| John Crotty | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Watson | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).