Belt game 4,426 · April 13, 1995
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 112–99 at home to start reign 1,973 of the NBA belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since April 11, 1995, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on April 19, 1995.
1,973Reign number
59Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Strickland | 35 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 3-5 |
| Clifford Robinson | 41 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8-22 | 3-9 | 2-2 |
| Terry Porter | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Otis Thorpe | 33 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jerome Kersey | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Chris Dudley | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Harvey Grant | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron McKie | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14-19 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Clyde Drexler | 39 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 5-6 |
| Sam Cassell | 25 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Mario Elie | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Smith | 24 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Carl Herrera | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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