Belt game 7,209 · June 7, 2023 · playoffs
Denver Nuggets take the belt
Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 109–94 on the road to start reign 3,112 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since June 4, 2023, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Denver Nuggets held it for 147 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on November 1, 2023.
3,112Reign number
68Team's reign
6Defenses
147Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 40 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-24 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Bam Adebayo | 40 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-21 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Caleb Martin | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Duncan Robinson | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Gabe Vincent | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-3 |
| Kevin Love | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Max Strus | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Cody Zeller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Omer Yurtseven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nikola Jovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 44 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12-22 | 3-6 | 7-8 |
| Nikola Jokic | 43 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12-21 | 1-2 | 7-8 |
| Christian Braun | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 33 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Bruce Brown | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Green | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ish Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Peyton Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | 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).