Belt game 3,477 · May 17, 1985 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 136–118 on the road to start reign 1,558 of the NBA belt, the 155th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since May 14, 1985, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 10 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 27, 1985.
1,558Reign number
155Team's reign
2Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Natt | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Alex English | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Mike Evans | 25 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 2-3 |
| Dan Issel | 25 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Willie White | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Elston Turner | 30 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kopicki | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Wayne Cooper | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lafayette Lever | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Worthy | 35 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Byron Scott | 28 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Michael Cooper | 31 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| Mike McGee | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bob McAdoo | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Larry Spriggs | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Magic Johnson | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Kurt Rambis | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Lester | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).