Belt game 1,529 · January 29, 1965
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 106–99 on the road to start reign 694 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since January 26, 1965, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 30, 1965.
694Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Barnes | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Emmette Bryant | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-9 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Howard Komives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miles | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Terry Dischinger | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Joe Caldwell | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Rod Thorn | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Jackie Moreland | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Reggie Harding | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Don Kojis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).