Belt game 3,617 · January 13, 1987
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 117–109 at home to start reign 1,618 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since January 6, 1987, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on January 14, 1987.
1,618Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 39 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15-27 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Lafayette Lever | 39 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 4-8 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 27 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Dan Schayes | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Evans | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Wayne Cooper | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Darrell Walker | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Alarie | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mo Martin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 39 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11-16 | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 36 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dale Ellis | 40 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 8-16 |
| Alton Lister | 27 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Maurice Lucas | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Danny Young | 37 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Williams | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clemon Johnson | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nate McMillan | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Russ Schoene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Phelps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Stansbury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).