Belt game 4,437 · May 9, 1995 · playoffs
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 130–108 at home to start reign 1,978 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 5, 1995, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 13, 1995.
1,978Reign number
46Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 30 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-14 | 2-5 | 4-6 |
| A.C. Green | 39 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 9-9 |
| Kevin Johnson | 32 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Joe Kleine | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Elliot Perry | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Wesley Person | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Dan Majerle | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Trevor Ruffin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Dan Schayes | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell | 37 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 10-10 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mario Elie | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Clyde Drexler | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Robert Horry | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Kenny Smith | 35 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Zan Tabak | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).