Belt game 4,269 · December 23, 1993
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 106–93 on the road to start reign 1,911 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 11, 1993, with 3 defenses over 12 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 2, 1994.
1,911Reign number
28Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 41 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16-31 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Otis Thorpe | 39 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 41 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4-15 | 1-8 | 5-9 |
| Robert Horry | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Sam Cassell | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Carl Herrera | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mario Elie | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-6 | 2-2 |
| Scott Brooks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Smith | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 40 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Reggie Williams | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| LaPhonso Ellis | 32 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bryant Stith | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Robert Pack | 14 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 39 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Rogers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hammonds | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bison Dele | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darnell Mee | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).