Belt game 2,535 · December 13, 1975
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–108 at home to start reign 1,117 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 12, 1975, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Phoenix Suns held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on December 19, 1975.
1,117Reign number
17Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Westphal | 40 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12-23 | — | 2-3 |
| Alvan Adams | 33 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11-20 | — | 1-3 |
| Curtis Perry | 45 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Nate Hawthorne | 26 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Keith Erickson | 22 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 0-1 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | — | 3-3 |
| John Shumate | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Ricky Sobers | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Pat Riley | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Fred Saunders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14-21 | — | 13-14 |
| Gail Goodrich | 39 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | — | 5-6 |
| Cazzie Russell | 29 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Donnie Freeman | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Don Ford | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Lucius Allen | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Cornell Warner | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Corky Calhoun | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim McDaniels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).