Belt game 6,151 · December 29, 2012
Memphis Grizzlies take the belt
Memphis Grizzlies beat Denver Nuggets 81–72 at home to start reign 2,675 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 26, 2012, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Memphis Grizzlies held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 31, 2012.
2,675Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Brewer | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| JaVale McGee | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Andre Iguodala | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 1-4 |
| Kenneth Faried | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kosta Koufos | 25 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Andre Miller | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Ty Lawson | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Julyan Stone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Evan Fournier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Randolph | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Hamilton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 32 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Zach Randolph | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marreese Speights | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mike Conley | 28 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Ellington | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 24 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Arthur | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marc Gasol | 28 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Hamed Haddadi | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Selby | — | 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).