Belt game 2,057 · November 6, 1970
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 105–102 on the road to start reign 924 of the NBA belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since November 3, 1970, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on November 8, 1970.
924Reign number
5Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 44 | 29 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 9-9 |
| Bob Love | 44 | 25 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 9-12 |
| Jerry Sloan | 44 | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-8 |
| Jim Fox | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 6-8 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 27 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Matt Guokas | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-4 |
| Johnny Baum | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Van Arsdale | 44 | 23 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 9-12 |
| Connie Hawkins | 27 | 19 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 7-8 |
| Clem Haskins | 40 | 19 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Mel Counts | 30 | 14 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Neal Walk | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-6 |
| Paul Silas | 35 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Lamar Green | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| John Wetzel | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Greg Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).