Belt game 4,575 · December 12, 1996
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Utah Jazz 95–87 on the road to start reign 2,019 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since November 23, 1996, with 9 defenses over 19 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on December 13, 1996.
2,019Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-4 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Johnson | 29 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 5-7 |
| Rex Chapman | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 6-6 |
| Danny Manning | 31 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Michael Finley | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| A.C. Green | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wesley Person | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 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 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 37 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Bryon Russell | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| John Stockton | 38 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Antoine Carr | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Greg Ostertag | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Watson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).