Belt game 3,809 · January 27, 1989
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 132–130 at home to start reign 1,706 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 24, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on January 28, 1989.
1,706Reign number
33Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 39 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14-22 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| Eddie Johnson | 27 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| Kevin Johnson | 40 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Tim Perry | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Armen Gilliam | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Mark West | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 38 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 37 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Mark Jackson | 37 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10-17 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Trent Tucker | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Charles Oakley | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Johnny Newman | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Kenny Walker | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Green | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rod Strickland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).