Belt game 4,040 · April 27, 1991 · playoffs
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Utah Jazz 102–92 at home to start reign 1,805 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since April 25, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on April 30, 1991.
1,805Reign number
39Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Malone | 40 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| John Stockton | 43 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9-13 | 3-5 | 1-2 |
| Karl Malone | 42 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 2-5 |
| Thurl Bailey | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Blue Edwards | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Brown | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark Eaton | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Delaney Rudd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hornacek | 34 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 13-13 |
| Andrew Lang | 28 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Dan Majerle | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Tom Chambers | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Mark West | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Johnson | 42 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Negele Knight | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).