Belt game 3,121 · February 2, 1982
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat New York Knicks 128–117 at home to start reign 1,400 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 28, 1982, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on February 4, 1982.
1,400Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 44 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12-29 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| Campy Russell | 35 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Toby Knight | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Maurice Lucas | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bill Cartwright | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Carter | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Randy Smith | 33 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Marvin Webster | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Demic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Alex Bradley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 32 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 37 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| T.R. Dunn | 31 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dan Issel | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| David Thompson | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Cedrick Hordges | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Billy McKinney | 21 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kenny Higgs | 27 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).