Belt game 5,052 · January 22, 2002
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 92–81 on the road to start reign 2,222 of the NBA belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since January 11, 2002, with 6 defenses over 11 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 24, 2002.
2,222Reign number
58Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 41 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-27 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Anfernee Hardaway | 35 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rodney Rogers | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 43 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4-15 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Jake Voskuhl | 30 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dan Majerle | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 3-4 |
| Bo Outlaw | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alton Ford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Crispin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell | 41 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Michael Redd | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 6-9 |
| Joel Przybilla | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Allen | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-15 | 0-5 | 6-7 |
| Anthony Mason | 38 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tim Thomas | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-14 | 0-7 | 3-4 |
| Darvin Ham | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Pope | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rafer Alston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glenn Robinson | — | 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).