Belt game 5,865 · January 23, 2010
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat New Orleans Hornets 116–110 at home to start reign 2,566 of the NBA belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since January 20, 2010, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on January 29, 2010.
2,566Reign number
43Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 44 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 5-5 |
| Darius Songaila | 39 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| Emeka Okafor | 44 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Marcus Thornton | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| James Posey | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Darren Collison | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Marks | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Julian Wright | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Brown | — | 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 | 47 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-28 | 1-4 | 11-13 |
| Chauncey Billups | 42 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 5-5 |
| Kenyon Martin | 47 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Arron Afflalo | 35 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | 34 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Ty Lawson | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Chris Andersen | 23 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| JR Smith | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Allen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joey Graham | — | 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).