Belt game 5,796 · April 8, 2009
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat New Orleans Hornets 105–100 on the road to start reign 2,529 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since April 7, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on April 10, 2009.
2,529Reign number
76Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash | 34 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 9-9 |
| Jason Richardson | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 5-5 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 36 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Grant Hill | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 1-2 |
| Matt Barnes | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Goran Dragic | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Lou Amundson | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robin Lopez | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alando Tucker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stromile Swift | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 43 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13-29 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| David West | 37 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 38 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 4-4 |
| Rasual Butler | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Julian Wright | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Morris Peterson | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Sean Marks | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Daniels | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | — | 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).