Belt game 4,690 · January 9, 1998
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat San Antonio Spurs 100–79 at home to start reign 2,070 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since January 2, 1998, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 12, 1998.
2,070Reign number
52Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Person | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| David Robinson | 32 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Tim Duncan | 29 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Will Perdue | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Cory Alexander | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Avery Johnson | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Monty Williams | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jaren Jackson | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Geary | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Carl Herrera | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Elliott | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess | 20 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Rex Chapman | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Steve Nash | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| George McCloud | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 35 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Mark Bryant | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clifford Robinson | 23 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Brooks Thompson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marko Milic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Horacio Llamas | — | 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).