Belt game 4,691 · January 12, 1998
Sacramento Kings take the belt
Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 96–90 at home to start reign 2,071 of the NBA belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since January 9, 1998, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Sacramento Kings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on January 16, 1998.
2,071Reign number
126Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson | 38 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Danny Manning | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rex Chapman | 36 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-17 | 3-8 | 1-2 |
| Antonio McDyess | 43 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 39 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 5-8 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Steve Nash | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Mark Bryant | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hot Rod Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marko Milic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George McCloud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brooks Thompson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 45 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11-20 | 4-8 | 9-12 |
| Corliss Williamson | 43 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Anthony Johnson | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Terry Dehere | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Billy Owens | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Stewart | 42 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Mark Hendrickson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Hurley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Salvadori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Olden Polynice | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).