Belt game 2,070 · November 27, 1970
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–94 on the road to start reign 926 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since November 8, 1970, with 10 defenses over 19 days.
New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 2, 1970.
926Reign number
96Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 44 | 34 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 15-27 | — | 4-4 |
| Walt Frazier | 48 | 20 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 9-12 | — | 2-5 |
| Dave Stallworth | 34 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-3 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 0-1 |
| Bill Bradley | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Barnett | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Phil Jackson | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Mike Riordan | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 47 | 33 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 14-25 | — | 5-9 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 46 | 18 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Oscar Robertson | 39 | 18 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 4-5 |
| Bob Dandridge | 42 | 14 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 2-3 |
| Greg Smith | 39 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Boozer | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Zopf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Lucius Allen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).