Belt game 5,813 · May 21, 2009 · playoffs
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–103 on the road to start reign 2,540 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 17, 2009, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 23, 2009.
2,540Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 42 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12-29 | 0-6 | 10-14 |
| Chauncey Billups | 43 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 13-16 |
| Kenyon Martin | 35 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Linas Kleiza | 21 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 2-2 |
| Nene Hilario | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| JR Smith | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Dahntay Jones | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Andersen | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johan Petro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Hart | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 39 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 10-10 |
| Trevor Ariza | 33 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 6-8 |
| Pau Gasol | 43 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Lamar Odom | 29 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Andrew Bynum | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Shannon Brown | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Farmar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | — | 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).