Belt game 4,622 · March 22, 1997
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Los Angeles Clippers 107–94 at home to start reign 2,037 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Clippers had held it since March 18, 1997, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 22 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 13, 1997.
2,037Reign number
37Team's reign
9Defenses
22Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| John Stockton | 32 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Antoine Carr | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Greg Ostertag | 29 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Shandon Anderson | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Greg Foster | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Howard Eisley | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Chris Morris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Sealy | 26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Rodney Rogers | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Loy Vaught | 31 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Darrick Martin | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Bo Outlaw | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Lorenzen Wright | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Lamond Murray | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brent Barry | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Terry Dehere | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Pooh Richardson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Eric Piatkowski | — | 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).