Belt game 3,461 · April 5, 1985
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 118–109 at home to start reign 1,553 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since April 3, 1985, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 9, 1985.
1,553Reign number
17Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Natt | 35 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 14-14 |
| Alex English | 38 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Dan Issel | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Lafayette Lever | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Wayne Cooper | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Elston Turner | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Evans | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Joe Kopicki | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willie White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | 38 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| Artis Gilmore | 30 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| John Paxson | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Johnny Moore | 30 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Gene Banks | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Jeff Cook | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Alvin Robertson | 37 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Billy Knight | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).