Belt game 3,508 · December 13, 1985
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 124–120 at home to start reign 1,569 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since November 29, 1985, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on December 14, 1985.
1,569Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Cooper | 33 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Alex English | 33 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Lafayette Lever | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Calvin Natt | 31 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 28 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Elston Turner | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dan Schayes | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| T.R. Dunn | 40 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Evans | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Worthy | 43 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15-21 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Magic Johnson | 38 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| A.C. Green | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Byron Scott | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cooper | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Maurice Lucas | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).