Belt game 4,441 · May 16, 1995 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 103–97 on the road to start reign 1,981 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since May 14, 1995, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on May 26, 1995.
1,981Reign number
63Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 50 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14-31 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kenny Smith | 48 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 5-11 | 2-2 |
| Chucky Brown | 37 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Mario Elie | 40 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-7 | 5-5 |
| Robert Horry | 41 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 0-1 |
| Sam Cassell | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Clyde Drexler | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 4-8 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 47 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 8-11 |
| Charles Barkley | 42 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-22 | 0-3 | 1-6 |
| Wesley Person | 35 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 46 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 7-12 |
| Dan Majerle | 37 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
| Dan Schayes | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Kleine | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elliot Perry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).