Belt game 5,815 · May 25, 2009 · playoffs
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–101 at home to start reign 2,542 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 23, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 27, 2009.
2,542Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 41 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-26 | 2-10 | 12-13 |
| Pau Gasol | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Andrew Bynum | 23 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jordan Farmar | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-3 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Lamar Odom | 29 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Derek Fisher | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Shannon Brown | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Luke Walton | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 41 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 9-9 |
| JR Smith | 28 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 2-6 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-16 | 0-3 | 9-11 |
| Nene Hilario | 34 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Kenyon Martin | 34 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Dahntay Jones | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Linas Kleiza | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Chris Andersen | 24 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Anthony Carter | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johan Petro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Hart | 0 | 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).