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 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on December 13, 1996.
2,019Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
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 |
| 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 |
| Chris Morris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Michael Finley | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Danny Manning | 31 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Wesley Person | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 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 |
| Joe Kleine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).