Belt game 5,981 · February 22, 2011
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Memphis Grizzlies 120–107 at home to start reign 2,603 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Memphis Grizzlies had held it since February 13, 2011, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on February 25, 2011.
2,603Reign number
46Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 42 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-22 | 6-11 | 2-2 |
| Arron Afflalo | 40 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 4-6 |
| Ty Lawson | 38 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 4-5 |
| Chris Andersen | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Nene Hilario | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| Gary Forbes | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Al Harrington | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kenyon Martin | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Carmelo Anthony | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Allen | 31 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 10-14 |
| O.J. Mayo | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-7 | 3-5 |
| Zach Randolph | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Marc Gasol | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Darrell Arthur | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Conley | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Sam Young | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Xavier Henry | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Williams | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).