Belt game 5,669 · February 19, 2008
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 124–118 at home to start reign 2,487 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 10, 2008, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on February 22, 2008.
2,487Reign number
40Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 6-7 |
| Rajon Rondo | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 3-6 |
| Ray Allen | 36 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 4-11 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | 21 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| James Posey | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-4 |
| Tony Allen | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eddie House | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Garnett | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gabe Pruitt | — | 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 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 1-1 | 12-13 |
| Allen Iverson | 45 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 14-20 |
| Kenyon Martin | 27 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Anthony Carter | 32 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Marcus Camby | 40 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Linas Kleiza | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Najera | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Von Wafer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | — | 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).