Belt game 5,557 · January 11, 2007
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Cleveland Cavaliers 109–90 at home to start reign 2,444 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since January 2, 2007, with 4 defenses over 9 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 18 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on January 29, 2007.
2,444Reign number
72Team's reign
9Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 35 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Raja Bell | 33 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 1-2 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 31 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 26 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| James Jones | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Boris Diaw | 27 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | 30 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Rose | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Banks | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jumaine Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pat Burke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 38 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15-28 | 3-9 | 1-2 |
| Drew Gooden | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Larry Hughes | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Donyell Marshall | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Damon Jones | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Anderson Varejao | 25 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| David Wesley | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ira Newble | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Daniel Gibson | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).