Belt game 7,001 · May 23, 2021 · playoffs
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–90 at home to start reign 3,020 of the NBA belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 19, 2021, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 25, 2021.
3,020Reign number
85Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 45 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13-26 | 3-7 | 5-6 |
| Deandre Ayton | 36 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Jae Crowder | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-7 | 2-2 |
| Chris Paul | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Cameron Payne | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Dario Saric | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Torrey Craig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jevon Carter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Kaminsky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Langston Galloway | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ty-Shon Alexander | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-6 |
| Dennis Schroder | 34 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| Anthony Davis | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Andre Drummond | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Alex Caruso | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 2-2 |
| Wesley Matthews | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Markieff Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben McLemore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Gasol | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | — | 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).