Belt game 3,613 · January 4, 1987
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Golden State Warriors 104–101 on the road to start reign 1,616 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since December 30, 1986, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on January 6, 1987.
1,616Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvan Adams | 31 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Walter Davis | 34 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Jay Humphries | 32 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 17 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| William Bedford | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ed Pinckney | 39 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Mike Sanders | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Rafael Addison | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Grant Gondrezick | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Nick Vanos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Gattison | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barry Carroll | 44 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 9-14 |
| Chris Mullin | 34 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 42 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 2-5 | 6-6 |
| Greg Ballard | 31 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Larry Smith | 23 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rod Higgins | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Perry Moss | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben McDonald | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Teagle | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).