Belt game 5,814 · May 23, 2009 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 103–97 on the road to start reign 2,541 of the NBA belt, the 208th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since May 21, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on May 25, 2009.
2,541Reign number
208Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 37 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 12-14 |
| Chauncey Billups | 40 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 6-7 |
| Chris Andersen | 23 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Nene Hilario | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| JR Smith | 26 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | 2-10 | 0-0 |
| Dahntay Jones | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 34 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linas Kleiza | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| Anthony Carter | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 41 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12-24 | 2-5 | 15-17 |
| Pau Gasol | 42 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Trevor Ariza | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Lamar Odom | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Andrew Bynum | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Derek Fisher | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Farmar | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).