Belt game 5,396 · May 11, 2005 · playoffs
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Phoenix Suns 108–106 on the road to start reign 2,370 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since May 9, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on May 13, 2005.
2,370Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley | 40 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12-18 | 5-6 | 2-2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 39 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-2 | 6-9 |
| Erick Dampier | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Jason Terry | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Josh Howard | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Marquis Daniels | 30 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Alan Henderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Harris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 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 | 42 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 12-17 |
| Steve Nash | 42 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9-22 | 0-5 | 5-5 |
| Shawn Marion | 45 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Quentin Richardson | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 1-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 33 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Joe Johnson | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jake Voskuhl | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Shirley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).