Belt game 6,149 · December 26, 2012
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 126–114 at home to start reign 2,674 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 25, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Denver Nuggets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on December 29, 2012.
2,674Reign number
50Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13-24 | 5-9 | 9-11 |
| Pau Gasol | 36 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
| Steve Nash | 30 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Dwight Howard | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-9 |
| Metta World Peace | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 1-1 |
| Jordan Hill | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jodie Meeks | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Chris Duhon | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Robert Sacre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antawn Jamison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Morris | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Ebanks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Clark | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Brewer | 23 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 6-7 | 3-3 |
| Kenneth Faried | 38 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 35 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Andre Iguodala | 38 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 5-6 |
| Ty Lawson | 34 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Kosta Koufos | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| JaVale McGee | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andre Miller | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jordan Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Randolph | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quincy Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Evan Fournier | — | 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).