Belt game 5,252 · February 17, 2004
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Philadelphia 76ers 106–85 at home to start reign 2,316 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since February 11, 2004, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on February 20, 2004.
2,316Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 39 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11-21 | 0-2 | 6-8 |
| Nene Hilario | 37 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Voshon Lenard | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | 35 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Andre Miller | 32 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rodney White | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jon Barry | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Earl Boykins | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Andersen | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson | 35 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 11-14 |
| Kenny Thomas | 41 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Glenn Robinson | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Aaron McKie | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Zendon Hamilton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Salmons | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kyle Korver | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willie Green | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amal McCaskill | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).