Belt game 3,459 · April 2, 1985
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 118–104 on the road to start reign 1,551 of the NBA belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since March 26, 1985, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on April 3, 1985.
1,551Reign number
152Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 38 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Dan Issel | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Lafayette Lever | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Wayne Cooper | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Calvin Natt | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Mike Evans | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Elston Turner | 26 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willie White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 35 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bob McAdoo | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| James Worthy | 34 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Magic Johnson | 36 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Michael Cooper | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Mike McGee | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Byron Scott | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Larry Spriggs | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Rambis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).