Belt game 4,647 · May 23, 1997 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 118–100 at home to start reign 2,046 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since May 10, 1997, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on May 27, 1997.
2,046Reign number
66Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 38 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 2-5 |
| John Stockton | 36 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Greg Ostertag | 23 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Bryon Russell | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 36 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Greg Foster | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Antoine Carr | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Shandon Anderson | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson | 27 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-17 | 5-8 | 2-2 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Charles Barkley | 43 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 6-6 |
| Clyde Drexler | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Willis | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Mario Elie | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Sedale Threatt | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Matt Maloney | 30 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Randy Livingston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | — | 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).