Belt game 4,912 · April 19, 2000
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 96–95 on the road to start reign 2,166 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since April 13, 2000, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 196 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on November 1, 2000.
2,166Reign number
32Team's reign
0Defenses
196Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess | 35 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Nick Van Exel | 35 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9-19 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Chris Gatling | 20 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| George McCloud | 34 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| James Posey | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Roy Rogers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keon Clark | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Chris Herren | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Cory Alexander | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Popeye Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzi Wells | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Steven Smith | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 22 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Grant | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 24 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Scottie Pippen | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Harvey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | — | 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).