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
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 |
| Kenyon Martin | 47 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Chauncey Billups | 42 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 5-5 |
| 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 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
| Joey Graham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Emeka Okafor | 44 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Bobby Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | — | 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).