Belt game 6,327 · November 21, 2014
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat New Orleans Pelicans 117–97 at home to start reign 2,749 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
New Orleans Pelicans had held it since November 18, 2014, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on November 26, 2014.
2,749Reign number
51Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 32 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Eric Gordon | 30 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Alexis Ajinca | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Ryan Anderson | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-5 | 6-7 |
| Tyreke Evans | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Withey | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Austin Rivers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| John Salmons | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Darius Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Babbitt | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jimmer Fredette | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Omer Asik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Afflalo | 28 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Kenneth Faried | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Wilson Chandler | 32 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 22 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 4-4 |
| JaVale McGee | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ty Lawson | 28 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Randy Foye | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Nate Robinson | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Gee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Arthur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| JJ Hickson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).