Belt game 3,843 · April 5, 1989
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Utah Jazz 114–104 at home to start reign 1,720 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since April 4, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Phoenix Suns held it for 16 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on April 21, 1989.
1,720Reign number
35Team's reign
7Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 37 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 16-18 |
| Tom Chambers | 38 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 10-13 |
| Eddie Johnson | 28 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 35 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Armen Gilliam | 32 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Dan Majerle | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark West | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 43 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 13-16 |
| Thurl Bailey | 36 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| John Stockton | 46 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 7-7 |
| Mike Brown | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darrell Griffith | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Hansen | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Eaton | 43 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eric Leckner | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Les | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).