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 day 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
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 |
| Dale Ellis | 40 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 8-16 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 36 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 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 |
| Clemon Johnson | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Williams | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Terence Stansbury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
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 |
| Wayne Cooper | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mike Evans | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).