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
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 |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peyton Watson | 0 | 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 |
| Ish Smith | — | 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 |
| Thomas Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Omer Yurtseven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Cody Zeller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).