Belt game 5,754 · January 7, 2009
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat New Orleans Hornets 116–90 at home to start reign 2,518 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since January 6, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on January 14, 2009.
2,518Reign number
64Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 31 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10-18 | 3-4 | 3-3 |
| David West | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| James Posey | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-3 |
| Rasual Butler | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Antonio Daniels | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Sean Marks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Devin Brown | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Millsap | 37 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 9-13 |
| Mehmet Okur | 28 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 6-8 |
| Kyle Korver | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Matt Harpring | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| CJ Miles | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Deron Williams | 28 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Kosta Koufos | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brevin Knight | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Ronnie Price | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jarron Collins | 3 | 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).