Belt game 2,137 · October 26, 1971
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 106–101 at home to start reign 949 of the NBA belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since October 19, 1971, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on October 27, 1971.
949Reign number
99Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 42 | 29 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 13-24 | — | 3-4 |
| John Havlicek | 48 | 24 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 8-10 |
| Don Chaney | 38 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Steve Kuberski | 33 | 13 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Nelson | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 5-9 |
| Hank Finkel | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Garfield Smith | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Arthur Williams | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | 38 | 22 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7-20 | — | 8-11 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 44 | 22 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 11-21 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Barnett | 39 | 18 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 4-6 |
| Bill Bradley | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Dean Meminger | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-3 |
| Willis Reed | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Jerry Lucas | 32 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Stallworth | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).