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Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz

35Belt meetings
13Rockets wins
22Jazz wins
17Title changes

Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz have met 35 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 23, 1975 to November 29, 2016. The belt changed hands in 17 of those games. Utah Jazz lead the belt series 22–13.

Belt gameDateResult
2,472Feb 23, 1975New Orleans Jazz beat Houston Rockets 108–99Defense
2,476Mar 1, 1975Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Jazz 121–109Defense
2,830Jan 13, 1979Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Jazz 117–106Defense
3,043Feb 23, 1981Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 106–102Defense
3,520Jan 14, 1986Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 105–102Title change
3,778Nov 23, 1988Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 111–108Title change
4,001Feb 12, 1991Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 113–92Defense
4,377Dec 30, 1994Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 111–103Title change
4,393Feb 2, 1995Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 121–101Title change
4,429Apr 19, 1995Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 115–96Title change
4,431Apr 23, 1995Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 103–97Defense
4,432Apr 27, 1995Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 102–100 PlayoffsDefense
4,433Apr 29, 1995Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 140–126 PlayoffsTitle change
4,434May 3, 1995Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 95–82 PlayoffsTitle change
4,435May 5, 1995Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 123–106 PlayoffsTitle change
4,436May 7, 1995Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 95–91 PlayoffsDefense
4,631Apr 11, 1997Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 104–83Defense
4,645May 19, 1997Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 101–86 PlayoffsDefense
4,646May 21, 1997Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 104–92 PlayoffsDefense
4,647May 23, 1997Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 118–100 PlayoffsTitle change
4,648May 25, 1997Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 95–92 PlayoffsDefense
4,649May 27, 1997Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 96–91 PlayoffsTitle change
4,650May 29, 1997Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 103–100 PlayoffsDefense
5,143Dec 23, 2002Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 96–91Defense
5,590Apr 1, 2007Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 86–83Title change
5,599Apr 18, 2007Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 101–91Title change
5,600Apr 21, 2007Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 84–75 PlayoffsTitle change
5,601Apr 23, 2007Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 98–90 PlayoffsDefense
5,602Apr 26, 2007Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 81–67 PlayoffsTitle change
5,603Apr 28, 2007Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 98–85 PlayoffsDefense
5,604Apr 30, 2007Houston Rockets beat Utah Jazz 96–92 PlayoffsTitle change
5,605May 3, 2007Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 94–82 PlayoffsTitle change
5,606May 5, 2007Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 103–99 PlayoffsDefense
5,778Mar 4, 2009Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 101–94Defense
6,539Nov 29, 2016Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets 120–101Title change

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