Belt game 4,593 · January 19, 1997
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Chicago Bulls 102–86 at home to start reign 2,026 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since January 6, 1997, with 5 defenses over 13 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on January 21, 1997.
2,026Reign number
65Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14-25 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Kevin Willis | 41 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Clyde Drexler | 41 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Matt Maloney | 33 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Mario Elie | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Sam Mack | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Livingston | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brent Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 43 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8-25 | 1-6 | 9-9 |
| Bill Wennington | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Luc Longley | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Randy Brown | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 41 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-14 | 0-7 | 1-1 |
| Jason Caffey | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toni Kukoc | 37 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).