Belt game 2,449 · January 17, 1975
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 115–105 on the road to start reign 1,072 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since January 11, 1975, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on January 18, 1975.
1,072Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Lier | 29 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Bob Love | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-20 | — | 4-5 |
| Chet Walker | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 7-7 |
| Bobby Wilson | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Jerry Sloan | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 4-7 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 2-4 |
| John Block | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Matt Guokas | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 30 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Leon Benbow | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mickey Johnson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Scott | 39 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15-25 | — | 1-3 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Curtis Perry | 33 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Bantom | 42 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Keith Erickson | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 36 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Greg Jackson | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Williams | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Saunders | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Gary Melchionni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).