Belt game 4,923 · November 22, 2000
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 116–78 at home to start reign 2,172 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since November 18, 2000, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 10 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on December 2, 2000.
2,172Reign number
47Team's reign
5Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Robert Pack | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| George McCloud | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Mark Strickland | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Keon Clark | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Nick Van Exel | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Antonio McDyess | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tracy Murray | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Terry Davis | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| John Starks | 27 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 5-5 |
| Bryon Russell | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1-4 |
| John Stockton | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Quincy Lewis | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Olden Polynice | 24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Ostertag | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Danny Manning | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Benoit | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 30 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Karl Malone | — | 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).