Belt game 5,478 · March 15, 2006
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 126–95 at home to start reign 2,404 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Clippers had held it since March 7, 2006, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on March 17, 2006.
2,404Reign number
69Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash | 28 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9-11 | 6-8 | 1-1 |
| James Jones | 34 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Boris Diaw | 37 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Raja Bell | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| Shawn Marion | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Tim Thomas | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 2-3 |
| Eddie House | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Pat Burke | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dijon Thompson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand | 30 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Corey Maggette | 33 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 7-9 |
| Sam Cassell | 29 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 32 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Chris Kaman | 28 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Singleton | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Shaun Livingston | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Ewing | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Quinton Ross | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Yaroslav Korolev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).