Belt game 4,078 · December 11, 1991
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Philadelphia 76ers 98–88 on the road to start reign 1,822 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since December 7, 1991, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 12, 1991.
1,822Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Williams | 31 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 6-7 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 43 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Walter Davis | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anderson | 38 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Winston Garland | 33 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Macon | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Wolf | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Todd Lichti | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins | 43 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-4 | 12-14 |
| Armen Gilliam | 36 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charles Barkley | 37 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 7-7 |
| Ron Anderson | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Manute Bol | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Johnny Dawkins | 39 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jayson Williams | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Shackleford | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Oliver | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).