Belt game 5,485 · March 27, 2006
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Phoenix Suns 110–72 at home to start reign 2,408 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since March 25, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on April 8, 2006.
2,408Reign number
36Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenad Krstic | 27 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Vince Carter | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 4-11 | 2-5 |
| Richard Jefferson | 32 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| Clifford Robinson | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 27 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Scott Padgett | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Lamond Murray | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Antoine Wright | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zoran Planinic | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 33 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Eddie House | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-16 | 2-6 | 5-6 |
| Boris Diaw | 30 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Raja Bell | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Pat Burke | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Brian Grant | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tim Thomas | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).