Belt game 5,214 · December 3, 2003
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Golden State Warriors 117–109 on the road to start reign 2,299 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since November 28, 2003, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 7, 2003.
2,299Reign number
35Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard | 38 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | 5-6 | 5-5 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 8-9 |
| Nene Hilario | 38 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Andre Miller | 37 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Earl Boykins | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jon Barry | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Francisco Elson | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Andersen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Claxton | 37 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Nick Van Exel | 34 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 1-2 |
| Jason Richardson | 36 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 3-6 |
| Erick Dampier | 37 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Sean Lampley | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Brian Cardinal | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Clifford Robinson | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adonal Foyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cherokee Parks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | — | 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).