Belt game 4,039 · April 25, 1991 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Phoenix Suns 129–90 on the road to start reign 1,804 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since April 21, 1991, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on April 27, 1991.
1,804Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 36 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Jeff Malone | 36 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| John Stockton | 31 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Thurl Bailey | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Blue Edwards | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tony Brown | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 25 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Delaney Rudd | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Griffith | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Eaton | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter Palmer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andy Toolson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negele Knight | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Kevin Johnson | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 5-8 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Mark West | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andrew Lang | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kurt Rambis | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).