Belt game 5,423 · November 22, 2005
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Toronto Raptors 90–82 at home to start reign 2,385 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Toronto Raptors had held it since November 20, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 18 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on December 10, 2005.
2,385Reign number
68Team's reign
8Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 41 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13-18 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Steve Nash | 41 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Eddie House | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Boris Diaw | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Jackson | 34 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 4-4 |
| Kurt Thomas | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Jones | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Brian Grant | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Raja Bell | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Sharrod Ford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Burke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bosh | 37 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-23 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Mike James | 43 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Matt Bonner | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Jalen Rose | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Jose Calderon | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Joey Graham | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Araujo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Charlie Villanueva | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Loren Woods | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrick Martin | — | 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).