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
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 |
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 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 34 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Derrick Chievous | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| 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 |
| Frank Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).