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Belt game 1,845 · March 23, 1968 · playoffs

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 128–117 at home to start reign 827 of the NBA belt, the 85th for the franchise.

Philadelphia 76ers had held it since March 22, 1968, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 27, 1968.

827Reign number
85Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Walt Bellamy4826174——10-19—6-8
Walt Frazier372577——8-14—9-11
Willis Reed4024101——11-21—2-2
Dick Barnett332194——9-16—3-4
Cazzie Russell211620——7-12—2-3
Phil Jackson8631——2-4—2-2
Dick Van Arsdale27573——2-7—1-1
Bill Bradley7500——1-4—3-3
Howard Komives19021——0-5—0-0

Philadelphia 76ers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Wilt Chamberlain4824178——11-21—2-4
Hal Greer422486——9-20—6-8
Billy Cunningham342332——7-15—9-10
Wali Jones381723——6-14—5-6
Lucious Jackson281670——7-16—2-2
Chet Walker29913——3-7—3-3
Johnny Green5220——1-1—0-0
Matt Guokas16234——1-2—0-0

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

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