Belt game 4,433 · April 29, 1995 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 140–126 on the road to start reign 1,975 of the NBA belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since April 19, 1995, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on May 3, 1995.
1,975Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Smith | 45 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10-13 | 7-8 | 5-5 |
| Clyde Drexler | 38 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12-17 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 39 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Robert Horry | 39 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Mario Elie | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Zan Tabak | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Jones | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 37 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 8-13 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 30 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| John Stockton | 32 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3-13 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| David Benoit | 30 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Antoine Carr | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Tom Chambers | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Bryon Russell | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| John Crotty | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jamie Watson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| James Donaldson | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).