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
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 |
| Chucky Brown | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Tom Chambers | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Crotty | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).