Belt game 1,366 · February 14, 1963
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 123–113 at home to start reign 622 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since February 12, 1963, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 17, 1963.
622Reign number
70Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 41 | 37 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 14-25 | — | 9-16 |
| John Barnhill | 46 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 7-8 |
| Charles Vaughn | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 28 | 11 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-6 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Duffy | 21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Cliff Hagan | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Farmer | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Bridges | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Phil Jordon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Butler | 40 | 27 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 7-8 |
| Donnie Butcher | 38 | 21 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 7-9 |
| Dave Budd | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 6-6 |
| Richie Guerin | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 8-9 |
| Johnny Green | 23 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Robert Nordmann | 29 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 1-4 |
| Tom Gola | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Gene Conley | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Gene Shue | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 3-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).