Belt game 1,771 · November 21, 1967
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 125–123 at home to start reign 793 of the NBA belt, the 80th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since November 18, 1967, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 22, 1967.
793Reign number
80Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 26 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-10 |
| Cazzie Russell | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-5 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Willis Reed | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-11 |
| Emmette Bryant | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Howard Komives | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Frazier | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccoy McLemore | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-10 |
| John Clemens | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jerry Sloan | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-13 |
| Keith Erickson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Erwin Mueller | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Flynn Robinson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Schellhase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).