Belt game 3,862 · November 21, 1989
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 111–95 at home to start reign 1,729 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since November 14, 1989, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 14 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on December 5, 1989.
1,729Reign number
25Team's reign
5Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 27 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 27 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lafayette Lever | 30 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Walter Davis | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Eddie Hughes | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Tim Kempton | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Todd Lichti | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Michael Adams | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Jerome Lane | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | 35 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Adrian Dantley | 31 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| James Donaldson | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Sam Perkins | 35 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Derek Harper | 36 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Jones | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy White | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Herb Williams | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Brad Davis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Alford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).