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Belt game 1,837 · March 13, 1968

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 130–120 on the road to start reign 821 of the NBA belt, the 83rd for the franchise.

Philadelphia 76ers had held it since March 7, 1968, with 3 defenses over 6 days.

New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 15, 1968.

821Reign number
83Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Philadelphia 76ers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Johnny Green02800————10-17
Hal Greer442884——9-20—10-17
Chet Walker341844——7-15—4-5
Lucious Jackson3517150——7-15—3-3
Wilt Chamberlain48162010——7-10—2-6
Billy Cunningham2716115——6-12—4-6
Wali Jones241424——4-6—6-6
Bill Melchionni8801——4-5—0-1
Matt Guokas20301——1-5—1-1

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Willis Reed3732130——13-19—6-6
Dick Barnett282134——8-16—5-7
Walt Bellamy4120152——8-21—4-5
Dick Van Arsdale341723——8-19—1-1
Walt Frazier27924——4-13—1-1
Phil Jackson188111——4-10—0-0
Bill Bradley16742——2-9—3-5
Emmette Bryant16636——2-5—2-2
Cazzie Russell13652——2-7—2-3
Howard Komives10413——2-6—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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