Belt game 5,600 · April 21, 2007 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 84–75 at home to start reign 2,462 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since April 18, 2007, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on April 26, 2007.
2,462Reign number
81Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 35 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 12-14 |
| Tracy McGrady | 40 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8-17 | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Rafer Alston | 46 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 3-10 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Shane Battier | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Luther Head | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| Chuck Hayes | 28 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Snyder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas III | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fisher | 34 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Deron Williams | 43 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-5 | 1-2 |
| Matt Harpring | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Boozer | 39 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Mehmet Okur | 36 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-14 | 2-7 | 0-2 |
| Gordan Giricek | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Paul Millsap | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jarron Collins | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Araujo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dee Brown | — | 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).