Belt game 5,985 · February 28, 2011
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Atlanta Hawks 100–90 at home to start reign 2,606 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since February 27, 2011, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Denver Nuggets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on March 5, 2011.
2,606Reign number
47Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 40 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | 0-5 | 2-2 |
| Al Horford | 40 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Marvin Williams | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Jamal Crawford | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-5 |
| Josh Smith | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Teague | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Josh Powell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Damien Wilkins | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Hinrich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hilton Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 5-6 |
| Raymond Felton | 30 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Wilson Chandler | 32 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 32 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-7 |
| Nene Hilario | 35 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Arron Afflalo | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Chris Andersen | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ty Lawson | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Harrington | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Kosta Koufos | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Timofey Mozgov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Forbes | — | 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).