Belt game 5,208 · November 21, 2003
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Washington Wizards 108–87 at home to start reign 2,295 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Washington Wizards had held it since November 19, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on November 22, 2003.
2,295Reign number
34Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 35 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Voshon Lenard | 33 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Andre Miller | 32 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Chris Andersen | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Earl Boykins | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | 22 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney White | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nene Hilario | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 8-10 |
| Larry Hughes | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Juan Dixon | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Etan Thomas | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7-14 |
| Kwame Brown | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Christian Laettner | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brendan Haywood | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Chris Whitney | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Jeffries | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Blake | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brevin Knight | — | 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).