Belt game 5,797 · April 10, 2009
Memphis Grizzlies take the belt
Memphis Grizzlies beat Phoenix Suns 106–89 at home to start reign 2,530 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since April 8, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Memphis Grizzlies held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 12, 2009.
2,530Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 39 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| O.J. Mayo | 37 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Mike Conley | 36 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Hakim Warrick | 31 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Marc Gasol | 30 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Marko Jaric | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Arthur | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darko Milicic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hamed Haddadi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Quinton Ross | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Darius Miles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Amundson | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Jason Richardson | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Matt Barnes | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Steve Nash | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Robin Lopez | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Goran Dragic | 24 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-4 |
| Grant Hill | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Alando Tucker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stromile Swift | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).