Belt game 4,429 · April 19, 1995
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 115–96 at home to start reign 1,974 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since April 13, 1995, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on April 29, 1995.
1,974Reign number
33Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 45 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16-24 | 0-0 | 13-18 |
| John Stockton | 37 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| David Benoit | 33 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 5-5 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Jamie Watson | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Crotty | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 12-18 |
| Clyde Drexler | 35 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 6-10 |
| Mario Elie | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Kenny Smith | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 1-1 |
| Sam Cassell | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Robert Horry | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Tracy Murray | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Zan Tabak | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).