Belt game 7,094 · March 18, 2022
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver Nuggets 119–116 at home to start reign 3,056 of the NBA belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since March 14, 2022, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 21, 2022.
3,056Reign number
75Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 42 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11-18 | 6-12 | 3-4 |
| Evan Mobley | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-22 | 0-3 | 5-7 |
| Darius Garland | 45 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 5-7 |
| Kevin Love | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Caris LeVert | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| Lamar Stevens | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 37 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Dylan Windler | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Brandon Goodwin | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Ed Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| RJ Nembhard Jr. | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moses Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedi Osman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 37 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15-24 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-4 | 2-5 |
| Bones Hyland | 34 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Green | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| JaMychal Green | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Austin Rivers | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Monte Morris | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryn Forbes | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Facundo Campazzo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Markus Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Davon Reed | — | 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).
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