Belt game 5,021 · November 16, 2001
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–83 at home to start reign 2,210 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 8, 2001, with 10 defenses over 161 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Raptors on November 18, 2001.
2,210Reign number
57Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 36 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 8-18 |
| Kobe Bryant | 42 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 7-8 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Samaki Walker | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Crispin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Shaw | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Richmond | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Rick Fox | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jelani McCoy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway | 40 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Stephon Marbury | 40 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Rodney Rogers | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Shawn Marion | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 31 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 19 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Voskuhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alton Ford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | — | 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).