Belt game 2,177 · January 21, 1972
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 128–113 on the road to start reign 961 of the NBA belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since January 15, 1972, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 25, 1972.
961Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Hawkins | 42 | 29 | 13 | 7 | — | — | 11-31 | — | 7-7 |
| Neal Walk | 37 | 26 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 2-4 |
| Paul Silas | 45 | 24 | 26 | 2 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 8-14 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 43 | 22 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Clem Haskins | 42 | 21 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 7-7 |
| Dennis Layton | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Mel Counts | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Otto Moore | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-1 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Haywood | 46 | 32 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 12-12 |
| Lee Winfield | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Dick Snyder | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 35 | 15 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Garfield Heard | 28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Pete Cross | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 28 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 3-4 |
| John Clemens | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Kojis | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).