Belt game 7,028 · October 30, 2021
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Minnesota Timberwolves 93–91 on the road to start reign 3,032 of the NBA belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since October 27, 2021, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on November 1, 2021.
3,032Reign number
62Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10-23 | 3-8 | 3-4 |
| Monte Morris | 30 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Will Barton | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Bones Hyland | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-6 | 1-2 |
| JaMychal Green | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Rivers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| PJ Dozier | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Markus Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bol Bol | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 27 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 6-10 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 34 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-6 | 2-2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 31 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Naz Reid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Beverley | 22 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Josh Okogie | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Layman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Taurean Prince | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nathan Knight | — | 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).