Belt game 5,602 · April 26, 2007 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 81–67 at home to start reign 2,463 of the NBA belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since April 21, 2007, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on April 30, 2007.
2,463Reign number
59Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Boozer | 34 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Matt Harpring | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Deron Williams | 38 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-18 | 0-5 | 1-1 |
| Gordan Giricek | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Paul Millsap | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mehmet Okur | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2-12 | 0-6 | 3-3 |
| Derek Fisher | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jarron Collins | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rafael Araujo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dee Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 39 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 14-16 |
| Tracy McGrady | 39 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-23 | 1-5 | 5-8 |
| Shane Battier | 40 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Rafer Alston | 45 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Snyder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas III | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Hayes | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Juwan Howard | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luther Head | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).