Belt game 4,849 · December 6, 1999
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Philadelphia 76ers 94–77 on the road to start reign 2,142 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since December 4, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 8, 1999.
2,142Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel | 39 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13-22 | 4-7 | 4-5 |
| Antonio McDyess | 36 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Chauncey Billups | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 9-11 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Keon Clark | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| James Posey | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Roy Rogers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cory Alexander | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George McCloud | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryant Stith | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Ron Mercer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hill | 30 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Aaron McKie | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Larry Hughes | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Matt Geiger | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| George Lynch | 35 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bruce Bowen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eric Snow | 32 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Billy Owens | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jumaine Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | — | 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).