Belt game 3,782 · December 2, 1988
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 110–95 at home to start reign 1,696 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since November 30, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 7, 1988.
1,696Reign number
32Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Otis Thorpe | 39 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Chievous | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 34 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Mike Woodson | 35 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Buck Johnson | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Purvis Short | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Frank Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Leavell | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 37 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 10-13 |
| Kevin Johnson | 42 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Armen Gilliam | 32 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Mark West | 32 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andrew Lang | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Perry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).