Belt game 3,995 · January 26, 1991
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 120–115 at home to start reign 1,786 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since January 25, 1991, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on February 5, 1991.
1,786Reign number
26Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 42 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-28 | 0-0 | 12-15 |
| John Stockton | 34 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Darrell Griffith | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andy Toolson | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Blue Edwards | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Delaney Rudd | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Thurl Bailey | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark Eaton | 29 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Brown | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Adams | 42 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13-25 | 4-10 | 7-9 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 41 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Williams | 38 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Todd Lichti | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kenny Battle | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Lane | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Wolf | 28 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Liberty | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).