Belt game 4,232 · April 2, 1993
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 118–114 on the road to start reign 1,891 of the NBA belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 26, 1993, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 10 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on April 12, 1993.
1,891Reign number
43Team's reign
5Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 43 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13-24 | 1-1 | 5-5 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 34 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 9-11 |
| Kevin Gamble | 38 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Dee Brown | 31 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Alaa Abdelnaby | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rick Fox | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McHale | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Sherman Douglas | 25 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 39 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13-25 | 3-7 | 8-8 |
| Kevin Johnson | 41 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 6-7 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 34 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Mark West | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Danny Ainge | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Oliver Miller | 24 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Johnson | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Richard Dumas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).