Belt game 2,020 · February 21, 1970
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 122–106 on the road to start reign 904 of the NBA belt, the 88th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 17, 1970, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on February 22, 1970.
904Reign number
88Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 41 | 26 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 4-7 |
| Cazzie Russell | 32 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Frazier | 40 | 21 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 9-10 |
| Dave Stallworth | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 7-8 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 35 | 9 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Mike Riordan | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Wilmer Hosket | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Barnett | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Don May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Bowman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Hazzard | 39 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 7-7 |
| Joe Caldwell | 42 | 26 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Bridges | 45 | 20 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Lou Hudson | 41 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 6-8 |
| Don Ohl | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Davis | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Walt Bellamy | 31 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Gary Gregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Newmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Butch Beard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).