Belt game 1,696 · January 5, 1967
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 112–104 at home to start reign 767 of the NBA belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since December 16, 1966, with 9 defenses over 20 days.
New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 12, 1967.
767Reign number
77Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 46 | 29 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 7-11 |
| Dave Stallworth | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 3-6 |
| Dick Barnett | 30 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 6-6 |
| Howard Komives | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 6-6 |
| Cazzie Russell | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Willis Reed | 31 | 12 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 36 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Henry Akin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cunningham | 24 | 22 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 4-7 |
| Chet Walker | 41 | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 6-6 |
| Lucious Jackson | 27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 1-2 |
| Wali Jones | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 44 | 13 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 3-7 |
| Larry Costello | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Hal Greer | 42 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Melchionni | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).