Belt game 4,671 · December 2, 1997
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 90–86 on the road to start reign 2,059 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since November 29, 1997, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 3, 1997.
2,059Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McCloud | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-7 | 3-4 |
| Jason Kidd | 42 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4-15 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| Antonio McDyess | 31 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Clifford Robinson | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rex Chapman | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Danny Manning | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mark Bryant | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Nash | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Ceballos | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marko Milic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 37 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-21 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Glenn Robinson | 37 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8-19 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Tyrone Hill | 37 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ray Allen | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Elliot Perry | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Curry | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Armen Gilliam | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jamie Feick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Lang | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerald Honeycutt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Nordgaard | — | 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).