Belt game 4,724 · March 17, 1998
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Washington Wizards 90–89 on the road to start reign 2,087 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Washington Wizards had held it since March 14, 1998, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Raptors on March 19, 1998.
2,087Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPhonso Ellis | 40 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Johnny Newman | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Anthony Goldwire | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 5-5 |
| Cory Alexander | 31 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Danny Fortson | 35 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dean Garrett | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bobby Jackson | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Bryant Stith | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Priest Lauderdale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Wolf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | 42 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 8-9 |
| Rod Strickland | 45 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 8-13 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Tracy Murray | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Whitney | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ledell Eackles | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ben Wallace | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Terry Davis | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darvin Ham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Grant | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| God Shammgod | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).