Belt game 4,620 · March 18, 1997
Los Angeles Clippers take the belt
Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 121–111 on the road to start reign 2,036 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since March 15, 1997, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Los Angeles Clippers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on March 22, 1997.
2,036Reign number
27Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Rogers | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Darrick Martin | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 4-6 | 2-2 |
| Bo Outlaw | 33 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Malik Sealy | 28 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Loy Vaught | 43 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Brent Barry | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Lamond Murray | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Pooh Richardson | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Lorenzen Wright | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Piatkowski | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Dehere | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwayne Schintzius | — | 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 | 43 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-2 | 17-18 |
| Rex Chapman | 40 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-17 | 3-9 | 3-4 |
| Danny Manning | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 24 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Jason Kidd | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 36 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Wesley Person | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Horacio Llamas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | — | 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).