Belt game 4,672 · December 3, 1997
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Phoenix Suns 108–103 at home to start reign 2,060 of the NBA belt, the 113th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since December 2, 1997, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on December 5, 1997.
2,060Reign number
113Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | 54 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Bison Dele | 53 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 56 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 6-6 |
| Malik Sealy | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Joe Dumars | 48 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-8 | 2-3 |
| Don Reid | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Aaron McKie | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Theo Ratliff | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Mahorn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | 5 | 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 | 54 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-24 | 4-10 | 2-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 54 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7-21 | 3-7 | 4-4 |
| Danny Manning | 31 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George McCloud | 50 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6-17 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Antonio McDyess | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 48 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Nash | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Mark Bryant | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Clifford Robinson | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marko Milic | — | 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).