Belt game 1,438 · January 5, 1964
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 142–118 on the road to start reign 659 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since January 3, 1964, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 8, 1964.
659Reign number
71Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Warley | 0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 7-10 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 6-6 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-5 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 5-8 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Jerry Greenspan | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-3 |
| Hubie White | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-5 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-16 | — | 3-5 |
| Connie Dierking | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 26 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 8-12 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 5-10 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 19 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 5-8 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 3-9 |
| Bill McGill | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 10 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-1 |
| John Rudometkin | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 4-6 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).