Belt game 2,341 · November 13, 1973
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 116–108 at home to start reign 1,024 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since October 21, 1973, with 8 defenses over 23 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on November 17, 1973.
1,024Reign number
12Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 42 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-24 | — | 6-7 |
| Norm Van Lier | 35 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 8-10 |
| Chet Walker | 37 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 8-8 |
| Jerry Sloan | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Clifford Ray | 35 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Rick Adelman | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 1-3 |
| Rowland Garrett | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Porter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Scott | 44 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17-30 | — | 4-7 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | — | 6-7 |
| Neal Walk | 41 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Lamar Green | 27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Bantom | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 5-5 |
| Corky Calhoun | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Keith Erickson | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Gary Melchionni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Christian | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Clem Haskins | 19 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).