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
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Antonio McDyess | 20 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 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 |
| Brooks Thompson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Horacio Llamas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marko Milic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Tim Duncan | 29 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| David Robinson | 32 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 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 |
| Jaren Jackson | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Monty Williams | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 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 |
| Sean Elliott | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).