Belt game 1,445 · January 19, 1964
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 109–107 on the road to start reign 663 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since January 18, 1964, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 21, 1964.
663Reign number
72Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 7-13 |
| Gus Johnson | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 1-1 |
| Rod Thorn | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Terry Dischinger | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Si Green | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Don Kojis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Barney Cable | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Hardnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 11-11 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 6-13 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bill McGill | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hoover | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).