Belt game 1,700 · January 13, 1967
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat San Francisco Warriors 119–117 at home to start reign 769 of the NBA belt, the 78th for the franchise.
San Francisco Warriors had held it since January 12, 1967, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on January 15, 1967.
769Reign number
78Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
San Francisco Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mullins | 33 | 28 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 11-16 | — | 6-8 |
| Nate Thurmond | 48 | 20 | 25 | 3 | — | — | 7-22 | — | 6-6 |
| Tom Meschery | 33 | 18 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim King | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Rick Barry | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 5-8 |
| Paul Neumann | 30 | 14 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Fred Hetzel | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Alvin Attles | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Clyde Lee | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barnett | 42 | 30 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 6-7 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 36 | 26 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 8-8 |
| Howard Komives | 40 | 21 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Willis Reed | 42 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 7-8 |
| Dave Stallworth | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Walt Bellamy | 43 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 5-6 |
| Neil Johnson | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Cazzie Russell | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Deutsch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).