Belt game 2,405 · October 17, 1974
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 114–97 at home to start reign 1,051 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since March 26, 1974, with 1 defense over 205 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on October 19, 1974.
1,051Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 42 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12-18 | — | 3-4 |
| Fred Brown | 29 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11-21 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Burleson | 34 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Spencer Haywood | 33 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Leonard Gray | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Fox | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Kenny McIntosh | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Slick Watts | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | — | 1-3 |
| John Hummer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Wardell Jackson | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-2 |
| Talvin Skinner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Scott | 39 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10-21 | — | 12-14 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 29 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 5-6 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 37 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Keith Erickson | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 6-9 |
| Mike Bantom | 32 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 3-6 |
| Curtis Perry | 37 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Gary Melchionni | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Williams | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Hawthorne | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Saunders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Corky Calhoun | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).