Belt game 5,376 · April 1, 2005
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 102–84 at home to start reign 2,364 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since March 27, 2005, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 15 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on April 16, 2005.
2,364Reign number
38Team's reign
8Defenses
15Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker | 35 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Manu Ginobili | 25 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 10-12 |
| Dion Glover | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 5-6 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Robert Horry | 25 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Mike Wilks | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Sean Marks | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tony Massenburg | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Bruce Bowen | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Boykins | 28 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 7-7 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 32 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 12-14 |
| Marcus Camby | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Nene Hilario | 26 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Andre Miller | 32 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Eduardo Najera | 28 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| DerMarr Johnson | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Person | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenyon Martin | — | 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).