Belt game 4,435 · May 5, 1995 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 123–106 at home to start reign 1,977 of the NBA belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since May 3, 1995, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on May 9, 1995.
1,977Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler | 41 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12-18 | 4-8 | 13-14 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14-22 | 0-0 | 12-15 |
| Kenny Smith | 30 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Mario Elie | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Chucky Brown | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Sam Cassell | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Robert Horry | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Carl Herrera | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Zan Tabak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 44 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 17-21 |
| John Stockton | 39 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| David Benoit | 37 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 1-3 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Bryon Russell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Blue Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Watson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Crotty | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).