Belt game 1,592 · December 11, 1965
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 150–127 at home to start reign 724 of the NBA belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since December 8, 1965, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 15, 1965.
724Reign number
75Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Loughery | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 8-8 |
| Johnny Green | 27 | 20 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 6-11 |
| Johnny Kerr | 33 | 20 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 25 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 8-11 | — | 3-6 |
| Johnny Egan | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Jerry Sloan | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Ohl | 30 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Barnes | 31 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-3 |
| Ben Warley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 3-3 |
| Wayne Hightower | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Ferry | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barnett | 39 | 34 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 10-13 |
| Dave Stallworth | 30 | 26 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 11-16 | — | 4-5 |
| Willis Reed | 40 | 22 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 8-8 |
| Walt Bellamy | 31 | 20 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Emmette Bryant | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 7-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Howard Komives | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Gola | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 4-4 |
| Len Chappell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| John Clemens | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).