Belt game 1,270 · February 9, 1962
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 120–111 at home to start reign 576 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 8, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on February 10, 1962.
576Reign number
66Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 10-13 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15-15 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 14 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ronald Martin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Cleveland Buckner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Joe Roberts | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Harvey Halbrook | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).