Belt game 4,965 · February 25, 2001
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Utah Jazz 90–80 at home to start reign 2,187 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since February 19, 2001, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on February 28, 2001.
2,187Reign number
56Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 42 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Tony Delk | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Clifford Robinson | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 7-9 |
| Jason Kidd | 42 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 32 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Rodney Rogers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Vinny Del Negro | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mario Elie | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Elliot Perry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Santiago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 38 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-29 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Donyell Marshall | 43 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 7-8 |
| Olden Polynice | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Starks | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Stockton | 28 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Bryon Russell | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Manning | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Crotty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 1 | 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).