Belt game 1,910 · January 28, 1969
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–88 at home to start reign 857 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since January 25, 1969, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 21 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 18, 1969.
857Reign number
87Team's reign
9Defenses
21Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 37 | 30 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 12-16 | — | 6-9 |
| Walt Frazier | 41 | 21 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 42 | 20 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Dick Barnett | 41 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Bradley | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Don May | 24 | 14 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 0-1 |
| Mike Riordan | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Wilmer Hosket | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Bowman | 11 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 31 | 20 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 2-4 |
| Billy Cunningham | 38 | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 5-20 | — | 2-2 |
| Chet Walker | 31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 7-9 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 36 | 11 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 1-5 |
| Hal Greer | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Matt Guokas | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny Green | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-1 |
| George Wilson | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Craig Raymond | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Wali Jones | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).