Belt game 5,395 · May 9, 2005 · playoffs
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Dallas Mavericks 127–102 at home to start reign 2,369 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since May 7, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on May 11, 2005.
2,369Reign number
64Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 40 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13-24 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
| Marquis Daniels | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Jason Terry | 32 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Michael Finley | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Josh Howard | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Harris | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | — | 0 | 0 | 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 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 14-17 |
| Joe Johnson | 41 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9-17 | 3-4 | 4-6 |
| Shawn Marion | 38 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Quentin Richardson | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | 31 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jake Voskuhl | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Jackson | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 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).