Belt game 6,732 · October 21, 2018
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Golden State Warriors 100–98 at home to start reign 2,897 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since May 26, 2018, with 7 defenses over 148 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on October 25, 2018.
2,897Reign number
54Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-20 | 2-9 | 4-7 |
| Nikola Jokic | 32 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 9-12 |
| Mason Plumlee | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Monte Morris | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Trey Lyles | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 2-4 |
| Paul Millsap | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-8 |
| Torrey Craig | 26 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Jamal Murray | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-5 | 3-4 |
| Malik Beasley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Welsh | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Lydon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Curry | 39 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-23 | 6-16 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Durant | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7-19 | 0-4 | 6-7 |
| Klay Thompson | 36 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Kevon Looney | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Damian Jones | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Andre Iguodala | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Draymond Green | 33 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Jordan Bell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Damion Lee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Cook | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jacob Evans | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).