Belt game 1,939 · March 19, 1969
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 104–100 at home to start reign 866 of the NBA belt, the 89th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since March 12, 1969, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 23, 1969.
866Reign number
89Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 46 | 37 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 16-29 | — | 5-5 |
| Bill Bradley | 35 | 20 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 6-8 |
| Walt Frazier | 48 | 18 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 6-7 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 44 | 14 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Barnett | 41 | 11 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Don May | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Bowman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Wilmer Hosket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Riordan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Loughery | 40 | 30 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13-26 | — | 4-7 |
| Earl Monroe | 36 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 6-6 |
| Jack Marin | 42 | 16 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Ray Scott | 41 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Wes Unseld | 38 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 6-9 |
| John Barnhill | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 4-8 |
| Ed Manning | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Leroy Ellis | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).