Belt game 5,359 · February 26, 2005
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Dallas Mavericks 124–123 on the road to start reign 2,358 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since February 13, 2005, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 27, 2005.
2,358Reign number
63Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 34 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11-17 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 41 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8-18 | 1-1 | 9-12 |
| Josh Howard | 41 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Marquis Daniels | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Michael Finley | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-15 | 3-8 | 2-2 |
| Keith Van Horn | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Devin Harris | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-6 |
| DJ Mbenga | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pavel Podkolzin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 37 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Quentin Richardson | 39 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10-18 | 4-9 | 2-6 |
| Shawn Marion | 41 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10-17 | 1-2 | 4-5 |
| Joe Johnson | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Walter McCarty | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Jackson | 24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Steven Hunter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Voskuhl | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Shirley | — | 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).