Belt game 4,618 · March 15, 1997
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Dallas Mavericks 101–76 at home to start reign 2,035 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since March 11, 1997, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on March 18, 1997.
2,035Reign number
49Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley | 39 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11-23 | 0-4 | 4-7 |
| A.C. Green | 40 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Derek Harper | 42 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-4 |
| Shawn Bradley | 39 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Erick Strickland | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Jamie Watson | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Greg Dreiling | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Ed O'Bannon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Martin Muursepp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Pack | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Samaki Walker | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Khalid Reeves | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 37 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 5-6 |
| Rex Chapman | 30 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 |
| Danny Manning | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Person | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 40 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 35 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Horacio Llamas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).