Belt game 2,073 · December 2, 1970
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 101–82 at home to start reign 927 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 27, 1970, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 9, 1970.
927Reign number
70Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 41 | 17 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 3-5 |
| Walt Frazier | 34 | 14 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Dave Stallworth | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 0-1 |
| Dick Barnett | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Bill Bradley | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Phil Jackson | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Greg Fillmore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Riordan | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Price | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Eddie Mast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bing | 37 | 29 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 9-15 |
| Jimmy Walker | 36 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Lanier | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Otto Moore | 29 | 12 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Komives | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Quick | 21 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Steve Mix | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 4-6 |
| Terry Dischinger | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Harvey Marlatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Terry Driscoll | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-2 |
| Erwin Mueller | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).