Belt game 3,701 · November 28, 1987
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 106–98 at home to start reign 1,660 of the NBA belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since November 27, 1987, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 1, 1987.
1,660Reign number
22Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | 40 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Sam Perkins | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 9-11 |
| Roy Tarpley | 32 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Derek Harper | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 2-5 |
| James Donaldson | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Brad Davis | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Farmer | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Uwe Blab | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 39 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-25 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Wayne Cooper | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Dan Schayes | 40 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Michael Adams | 38 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Lafayette Lever | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jay Vincent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).