The NBA Belt · reign 2,567
Oklahoma City Thunder
Took the belt from Denver Nuggets, 101–84, on January 29, 2010. Lost it to Phoenix Suns, 104–102, on February 23, 2010.
8Defenses
25Days
67thReign for the franchise
+2Closest call · Feb 21, 2010
7.2Average winning margin
96thLongest of 3,250 reigns, by days
52ndMost defenses of 3,250 reigns
Defended against
Warriors ×2HawksNew Orleans HornetsTrail BlazersMavericksKnicksTimberwolves
The season
- 2009–10: Cleveland Cavaliers had the best record (61–21–0); Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title; 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 44 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Oklahoma City Thunder across the 10 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Durant | 329 | 10 |
| 2 | Russell Westbrook | 198 | 10 |
| 3 | Jeff Green | 163 | 10 |
| 4 | James Harden | 95 | 10 |
| 5 | Nenad Krstic | 72 | 10 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Oklahoma City Thunder’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,868 | Jan 29, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 101–84 Game → | +17 | Title change |
| 5,869 | Jan 31, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Golden State Warriors 112–104 | +8 | Defense |
| 5,870 | Feb 2, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta Hawks 106–99 | +7 | Defense |
| 5,871 | Feb 3, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Hornets 103–99 | +4 | Defense |
| 5,872 | Feb 6, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Golden State Warriors 104–95 | +9 | Defense |
| 5,873 | Feb 9, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Portland Trail Blazers 89–77 | +12 | Defense |
| 5,874 | Feb 16, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Dallas Mavericks 99–86 | +13 | Defense |
| 5,875 | Feb 20, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New York Knicks 121–118 | +3 | Defense |
| 5,876 | Feb 21, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves 109–107 | +2 | Defense |
| 5,877 | Feb 23, 2010 | Phoenix Suns beat Oklahoma City Thunder 104–102 Game → | −2 | Title change |