Belt game 6,582 · February 28, 2017
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Chicago Bulls 125–107 on the road to start reign 2,839 of the NBA belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 16, 2017, with 2 defenses over 12 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on March 4, 2017.
2,839Reign number
53Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 28 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Bobby Portis | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Robin Lopez | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jimmy Butler | 35 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Denzel Valentine | 27 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Jerian Grant | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Cameron Payne | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Canaan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Morrow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari | 32 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Wilson Chandler | 28 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 7-8 |
| Nikola Jokic | 32 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Will Barton | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Gary Harris | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Jamal Murray | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Jameer Nelson | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Hibbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Arthur | — | 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).