Belt game 5,979 · February 13, 2011
Memphis Grizzlies take the belt
Memphis Grizzlies beat Denver Nuggets 116–108 at home to start reign 2,602 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since February 10, 2011, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Memphis Grizzlies held it for 9 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 22, 2011.
2,602Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Arthur | 30 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Rudy Gay | 39 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Tony Allen | 27 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Mike Conley | 35 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Marc Gasol | 27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Zach Randolph | 34 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Sam Young | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DeMarre Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Henry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 38 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 1-1 | 7-8 |
| JR Smith | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nene Hilario | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ty Lawson | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 31 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Al Harrington | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Arron Afflalo | 36 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Chris Andersen | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Shelden Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Forbes | — | 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).