Belt game 5,405 · June 1, 2005 · playoffs
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Phoenix Suns 101–95 on the road to start reign 2,376 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since May 30, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 13 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on June 14, 2005.
2,376Reign number
52Team's reign
2Defenses
13Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 41 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14-24 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Manu Ginobili | 36 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 5-6 |
| Tony Parker | 37 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Beno Udrih | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 35 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Brent Barry | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Massenburg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glenn Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | — | 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 | 45 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16-32 | 0-1 | 10-11 |
| Steve Nash | 42 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Joe Johnson | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-17 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Jim Jackson | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Marion | 41 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quentin Richardson | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Shirley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bo Outlaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Voskuhl | — | 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).