Belt game 4,594 · January 21, 1997
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat Houston Rockets 114–108 at home to start reign 2,027 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 19, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on January 25, 1997.
2,027Reign number
7Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler | 40 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13-19 | 4-10 | 9-9 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 43 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-28 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mario Elie | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4-5 |
| Othella Harrington | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Sam Mack | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Willis | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Livingston | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Maloney | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Brent Price | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Barkley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice | 48 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13-25 | 2-6 | 14-16 |
| Dell Curry | 34 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 3-3 |
| Anthony Mason | 34 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| Vlade Divac | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| George Zidek | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Malik Rose | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Smith | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Goldwire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Addison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Feick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).