Belt game 7,127 · November 28, 2022
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 129–113 at home to start reign 3,076 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since November 26, 2022, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 2, 2022.
3,076Reign number
66Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Jalen Green | 30 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 6-8 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 27 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-5 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Eric Gordon | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Daishen Nix | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Tari Eason | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Josh Christopher | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bruno Fernando | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Usman Garuba | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Garrison Mathews | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 27 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 9-10 |
| Jamal Murray | 25 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11-17 | 4-8 | 5-6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Bruce Brown | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Ish Smith | 26 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Davon Reed | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jack White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Christian Braun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).