Belt game 3,989 · January 15, 1991
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Washington Bullets 127–97 at home to start reign 1,783 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since January 12, 1991, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 19, 1991.
1,783Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier McDaniel | 32 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | 35 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-18 | 1-1 | 8-8 |
| Kevin Johnson | 30 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Mark West | 33 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tim Perry | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Negele Knight | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andrew Lang | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Ed Nealy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 33 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-24 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Ledell Eackles | 28 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Harvey Grant | 32 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Byron Irvin | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 26 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark Alarie | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| A.J. English | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Tom Hammonds | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darrell Walker | 29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Haywoode Workman | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).