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
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 |
| Darrell Arthur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Gee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JJ Hickson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Alexis Ajinca | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Jrue Holiday | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| 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 |
| Omer Asik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).