Belt game 5,482 · March 22, 2006
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 104–92 at home to start reign 2,406 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since March 17, 2006, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on March 25, 2006.
2,406Reign number
39Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Ruben Patterson | 29 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Andre Miller | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Greg Buckner | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | 35 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Evans | 24 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Francisco Elson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Julius Hodge | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DerMarr Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linas Kleiza | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Ginobili | 32 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 6-7 |
| Tim Duncan | 38 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 6-14 |
| Tony Parker | 35 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Michael Finley | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 3-3 |
| Bruce Bowen | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brent Barry | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Robert Horry | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Melvin Sanders | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).