Belt game 6,775 · January 13, 2019
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–113 at home to start reign 2,918 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since January 5, 2019, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 15, 2019.
2,918Reign number
56Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15-23 | 4-7 | 6-8 |
| Jamal Murray | 33 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 1-5 | 5-5 |
| Malik Beasley | 37 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Paul Millsap | 27 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Monte Morris | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Will Barton | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Torrey Craig | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Thomas Welsh | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Goodwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Lydon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 38 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-21 | 2-10 | 8-8 |
| CJ McCollum | 37 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| Jake Layman | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Evan Turner | 27 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 34 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Zach Collins | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Meyers Leonard | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Seth Curry | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nik Stauskas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Harkless | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anfernee Simons | — | 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).