Belt game 2,080 · December 19, 1970
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 98–87 at home to start reign 931 of the NBA belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 15, 1970, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on December 22, 1970.
931Reign number
97Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stallworth | 27 | 22 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 10-11 |
| Dick Barnett | 37 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Walt Frazier | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 48 | 18 | 23 | 0 | — | — | 8-28 | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Bradley | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Greg Fillmore | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Eddie Mast | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Jackson | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Riordan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 45 | 22 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 6-21 | — | 10-12 |
| Chet Walker | 37 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 1-3 |
| Jim Fox | 29 | 15 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 19 | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Jerry Sloan | 36 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Jim King | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Baum | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-9 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).