Belt game 4,038 · April 21, 1991
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Portland Trail Blazers 135–118 at home to start reign 1,803 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since April 13, 1991, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on April 25, 1991.
1,803Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 29 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 13-15 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 36 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Dan Majerle | 36 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Andrew Lang | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Tom Chambers | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Kurt Rambis | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mark West | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Negele Knight | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 28 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 14-14 |
| Clyde Drexler | 25 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 7-8 |
| Kevin Duckworth | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Clifford Robinson | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Walter Davis | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerome Kersey | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Mark Bryant | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Danny Ainge | 24 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Alaa Abdelnaby | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Porter | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Danny Young | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).