Belt game 4,640 · May 4, 1997 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Los Angeles Lakers 93–77 at home to start reign 2,043 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 2, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 8, 1997.
2,043Reign number
38Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel | 43 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 4-9 | 5-5 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 38 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Eddie Jones | 40 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Elden Campbell | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jerome Kersey | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-1 |
| Derek Fisher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Horry | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Sean Rooks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Byron Scott | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 38 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| John Stockton | 36 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 30 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Chris Morris | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-4 |
| Shandon Anderson | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Greg Ostertag | 31 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Antoine Carr | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Greg Foster | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | — | 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).