Belt game 5,397 · May 13, 2005 · playoffs
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Dallas Mavericks 119–102 on the road to start reign 2,371 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since May 11, 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 15, 2005.
2,371Reign number
65Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 42 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8-24 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 32 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-18 | 1-4 | 7-8 |
| Josh Howard | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Jason Terry | 40 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Michael Finley | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 3-4 |
| Erick Dampier | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 46 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 11-15 |
| Steve Nash | 42 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-5 | 2-3 |
| Shawn Marion | 40 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 5-7 | 2-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 41 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Quentin Richardson | 42 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Joe Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Steven Hunter | 1 | 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).