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 |
| Mark Strickland | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| George McCloud | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 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 |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antonio McDyess | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 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 |
| John Stockton | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1-4 |
| 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 |
| David Benoit | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Manning | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 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).