Belt game 5,484 · March 25, 2006
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 107–96 at home to start reign 2,407 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since March 22, 2006, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on March 27, 2006.
2,407Reign number
70Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 39 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11-19 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Andre Miller | 39 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 |
| Ruben Patterson | 27 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Marcus Camby | 34 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| DerMarr Johnson | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Evans | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Francisco Elson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linas Kleiza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Julius Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 5-11 | 4-4 |
| Shawn Marion | 40 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Raja Bell | 35 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Boris Diaw | 42 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| Tim Thomas | 26 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Jones | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Burke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Grant | — | 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).