Belt game 5,978 · February 10, 2011
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 121–120 at home to start reign 2,601 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since February 4, 2011, with 3 defenses over 6 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on February 13, 2011.
2,601Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 42 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17-25 | 5-7 | 3-3 |
| Chauncey Billups | 39 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10-19 | 5-11 | 5-5 |
| Arron Afflalo | 34 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 4-4 |
| Ty Lawson | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Nene Hilario | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kenyon Martin | 27 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Andersen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Al Harrington | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Forbes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| JR Smith | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shelden Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 32 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 6-8 | 1-2 |
| Tyson Chandler | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Shawn Marion | 27 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| J.J. Barea | 26 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 36 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 6-8 |
| Jason Kidd | 34 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Brendan Haywood | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Brian Cardinal | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dominique Jones | — | 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).