Belt game 2,532 · December 10, 1975
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 105–91 on the road to start reign 1,114 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 6, 1975, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 11, 1975.
1,114Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | 39 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12-17 | — | 8-8 |
| Alvan Adams | 38 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10-19 | — | 3-5 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 33 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Keith Erickson | 37 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | — | 8-9 |
| Ricky Sobers | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Nate Hawthorne | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Pat Riley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Curtis Perry | 35 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1-8 | — | 0-2 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 40 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7-17 | — | 7-8 |
| Mike Newlin | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 4-7 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 44 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-21 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Meriweather | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Riley | 33 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Wohl | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).