Belt game 4,662 · November 12, 1997
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–95 at home to start reign 2,054 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since November 4, 1997, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on November 18, 1997.
2,054Reign number
50Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Robinson | 38 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15-24 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Ervin Johnson | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Tyrone Hill | 36 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ray Allen | 38 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 3-3 |
| Terrell Brandon | 35 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Elliot Perry | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Curry | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Feick | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerald Honeycutt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Armen Gilliam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Breaux | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Nordgaard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman | 32 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 4-4 |
| Clifford Robinson | 34 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Jason Kidd | 43 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Antonio McDyess | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Danny Manning | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Johnson | 33 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Steve Nash | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| George McCloud | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Horacio Llamas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Ceballos | — | 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).