Belt game 5,399 · May 18, 2005 · playoffs
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Dallas Mavericks 114–108 at home to start reign 2,373 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since May 15, 2005, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on May 22, 2005.
2,373Reign number
66Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash | 42 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13-26 | 2-5 | 6-6 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 43 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 13-15 |
| Jim Jackson | 45 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Shawn Marion | 48 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-18 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Quentin Richardson | 32 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Shirley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 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 |
| Joe Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 42 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11-22 | 1-3 | 11-14 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 36 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 3-6 | 4-4 |
| Josh Howard | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Jason Terry | 41 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Michael Finley | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | 36 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Marquis Daniels | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | — | 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 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).