Belt game 3,233 · February 17, 1983
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat New Jersey Nets 117–108 on the road to start reign 1,452 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since February 8, 1983, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on February 19, 1983.
1,452Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 38 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 15-17 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 35 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Dan Issel | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rob Williams | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| T.R. Dunn | 36 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Billy McKinney | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dan Schayes | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Robisch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert King | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11-22 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Darwin Cook | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-22 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Otis Birdsong | 35 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Len Elmore | 25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Buck Williams | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Foots Walker | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jan Van Breda Kolff | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).