Belt game 4,434 · May 3, 1995 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 95–82 on the road to start reign 1,976 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since April 29, 1995, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 5, 1995.
1,976Reign number
34Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 46 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 43 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| David Benoit | 46 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Stockton | 42 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| James Donaldson | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tom Chambers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jamie Watson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 45 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12-27 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Kenny Smith | 35 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 6-6 |
| Clyde Drexler | 45 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
| Robert Horry | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Sam Cassell | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Mario Elie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).