Belt game 5,816 · May 27, 2009 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 103–94 at home to start reign 2,543 of the NBA belt, the 209th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since May 25, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 13 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on June 9, 2009.
2,543Reign number
209Team's reign
3Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 40 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-23 | 1-4 | 12-13 |
| Chauncey Billups | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-1 |
| Kenyon Martin | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linas Kleiza | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Dahntay Jones | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| JR Smith | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-13 | 1-10 | 0-1 |
| Anthony Carter | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Andersen | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Hart | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johan Petro | — | 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 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 9-10 |
| Lamar Odom | 32 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 4-7 |
| Pau Gasol | 45 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Derek Fisher | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Andrew Bynum | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Shannon Brown | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Farmar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 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).