Belt game 5,937 · November 15, 2010
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 100–94 at home to start reign 2,591 of the NBA belt, the 79th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since November 11, 2010, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on November 17, 2010.
2,591Reign number
79Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakim Warrick | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Channing Frye | 39 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 |
| Steve Nash | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Grant Hill | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Jason Richardson | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Josh Childress | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 34 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Jared Dudley | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Goran Dragic | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Earl Clark | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Garret Siler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gani Lawal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 37 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 6-8 |
| Arron Afflalo | 41 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Al Harrington | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Nene Hilario | 29 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chauncey Billups | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 5-5 |
| Ty Lawson | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Shelden Williams | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Forbes | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | — | 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).