Belt game 2,271 · January 13, 1973
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Golden State Warriors 116–110 on the road to start reign 999 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since January 12, 1973, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 14, 1973.
999Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Walk | 41 | 28 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 12-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Charlie Scott | 46 | 23 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 9-27 | — | 5-5 |
| Lamar Green | 43 | 22 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Connie Hawkins | 37 | 11 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Corky Calhoun | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Dennis Layton | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Thurmond | 48 | 23 | 20 | 3 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 1-5 |
| Rick Barry | 39 | 22 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 8-9 |
| Joe Ellis | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Cazzie Russell | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Walt Hazzard | 32 | 10 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 6-6 |
| Jeff Mullins | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Williams | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnett | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lee | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).