Belt game 4,921 · November 18, 2000
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 87–86 at home to start reign 2,171 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since November 16, 2000, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on November 22, 2000.
2,171Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 43 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10-25 | 3-6 | 9-10 |
| Horace Grant | 36 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Robert Horry | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Isaiah Rider | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Shaw | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Penberthy | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess | 44 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 10-13 |
| Nick Van Exel | 42 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7-21 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| George McCloud | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| James Posey | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 2-3 |
| Voshon Lenard | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 36 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Robert Pack | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tracy Murray | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keon Clark | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).