Belt game 2,670 · February 27, 1977
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 121–100 at home to start reign 1,189 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 25, 1977, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 2, 1977.
1,189Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 43 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Jojo White | 43 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | — | 2-2 |
| John Havlicek | 39 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | — | 1-1 |
| Curtis Rowe | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Fred Saunders | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Stacom | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Sidney Wicks | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Bobby Wilson | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thompson | 37 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14-26 | — | 3-3 |
| Dan Issel | 33 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-20 | — | 3-3 |
| Willie Wise | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 4-6 |
| Mack Calvin | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Bobby Jones | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Price | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ted, Hound Dog McClain | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | — | 3-5 |
| Roland Taylor | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Silas | 21 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Monte Towe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Byron Beck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).