Belt game 4,079 · December 12, 1991
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Denver Nuggets 121–81 at home to start reign 1,823 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 11, 1991, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New Jersey Nets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on December 14, 1991.
1,823Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drazen Petrovic | 29 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Derrick Coleman | 32 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Sam Bowie | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kenny Anderson | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Terry Mills | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Lee | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Addison | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dave Feitl | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 21 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Tate George | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Williams | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Todd Lichti | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 31 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-6 |
| Anthony Cook | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Joe Wolf | 21 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Anderson | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Liberty | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Kevin Brooks | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Walter Davis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Winston Garland | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Macon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).