Belt game 5,324 · December 15, 2004
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 100–99 on the road to start reign 2,345 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 11, 2004, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on December 17, 2004.
2,345Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 37 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-22 | 3-8 | 10-14 |
| Ricky Davis | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Mark Blount | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Gary Payton | 34 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Jiri Welsch | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 30 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Al Jefferson | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Walter McCarty | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Marcus Banks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Reed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-20 | 3-6 | 6-7 |
| Andre Miller | 36 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Kenyon Martin | 42 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Camby | 40 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Earl Boykins | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Francisco Elson | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DerMarr Johnson | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Greg Buckner | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney White | — | 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).