Belt game 3,999 · February 5, 1991
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 126–103 at home to start reign 1,787 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since January 26, 1991, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on February 6, 1991.
1,787Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 28 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Dan Majerle | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 30 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 27 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tom Chambers | 28 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Negele Knight | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Andrew Lang | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Mark West | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tim Perry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Rasmussen | 37 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 35 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Marcus Liberty | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Williams | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Anthony Cook | 30 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Joe Wolf | 31 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Greg Anderson | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Michael Adams | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Lane | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Kenny Battle | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).