Belt game 5,209 · November 22, 2003
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 115–101 at home to start reign 2,296 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since November 21, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on November 26, 2003.
2,296Reign number
24Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antawn Jamison | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Antoine Walker | 40 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11-18 | 2-5 | 1-1 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 38 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 1-2 | 8-9 |
| Steve Nash | 35 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 4-4 |
| Michael Finley | 34 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eduardo Najera | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Josh Howard | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Danny Fortson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Best | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-4 | 6-6 |
| Jon Barry | 26 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 3-3 |
| Voshon Lenard | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-21 | 1-6 | 5-5 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 39 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-6 | 2-3 |
| Earl Boykins | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Francisco Elson | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Camby | 35 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Andersen | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ryan Bowen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).