Denver Nuggets beat Orlando Magic 110–93 for the NBA belt (Mar 12, 1996)

Orlando Magic had held it since February 28, 1996, with 6 defenses over 13 days.

Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on March 15, 1996.

2,004Reign number

29Team's reign

0Defenses

3Days held

Box score

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT
Bryant Stith	37	23	3	2	4	0	6-13	1-2	10-11
Antonio McDyess	33	19	5	3	1	2	9-16	0-0	1-1
Dikembe Mutombo	37	14	9	2	0	4	5-6	0-0	4-6
Dale Ellis	25	14	3	0	0	0	5-11	2-3	2-2
Jalen Rose	33	13	7	6	2	1	4-7	0-1	5-5
Tom Hammonds	20	12	7	1	0	0	5-8	0-0	2-2
LaPhonso Ellis	22	9	7	1	1	1	4-11	0-1	1-1
Doug Overton	17	2	4	4	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0
Reggie Williams	9	2	2	2	2	0	1-3	0-0	0-0
Matt Fish	2	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-4
Don MacLean	5	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT
Nick Anderson	36	21	3	1	3	0	8-18	4-10	1-1
Anfernee Hardaway	39	21	9	4	1	1	5-17	0-5	11-16
Shaquille O'Neal	37	20	11	1	1	1	9-19	0-0	2-4
Brooks Thompson	12	12	0	0	0	0	3-4	3-4	3-4
Horace Grant	26	6	3	3	0	0	2-6	0-0	2-4
Dennis Scott	34	5	5	0	1	0	2-8	1-7	0-0
David Vaughn	3	4	1	0	0	0	2-4	0-0	0-0
Jon Koncak	8	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0
Joe Wolf	6	2	2	1	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0
Anthony Bowie	18	0	3	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0
Donald Royal	21	0	1	2	2	0	0-3	0-0	0-0

Denver Nuggets take the belt