Belt game 4,041 · April 30, 1991 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Phoenix Suns 107–98 at home to start reign 1,806 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since April 27, 1991, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on May 7, 1991.
1,806Reign number
25Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 40 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 6-8 |
| Dan Majerle | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 10-11 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 31 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Johnson | 38 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 2-6 |
| Negele Knight | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kurt Rambis | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Lang | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 45 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12-26 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| Blue Edwards | 37 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| John Stockton | 41 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Mike Brown | 28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jeff Malone | 39 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mark Eaton | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Delaney Rudd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Thurl Bailey | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).