Belt game 5,936 · November 11, 2010
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–112 at home to start reign 2,590 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 15, 2010, with 9 defenses over 149 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on November 15, 2010.
2,590Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 41 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11-32 | 3-10 | 9-13 |
| Shannon Brown | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 3-3 |
| Metta World Peace | 41 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Pau Gasol | 44 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Derek Fisher | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Matt Barnes | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Caracter | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lamar Odom | 25 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Steve Blake | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Ebanks | — | 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 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14-25 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Nene Hilario | 31 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Ty Lawson | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 6-8 |
| Chauncey Billups | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 8-8 |
| JR Smith | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Al Harrington | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-1 |
| Gary Forbes | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Shelden Williams | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Arron Afflalo | 33 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | — | 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).