Belt game 1,340 · January 3, 1963
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 123–115 at home to start reign 611 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since January 2, 1963, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on January 6, 1963.
611Reign number
69Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Roberts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Porter Meriwether | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Green | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-12 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Hogue | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-3 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| John Rudometkin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).