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Belt game 2,316 · April 18, 1973 · playoffs

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 129–96 at home to start reign 1,014 of the NBA belt, the 104th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since April 11, 1973, with 2 defenses over 7 days.

New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 25, 1973.

1,014Reign number
104Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
John Havlicek402171——7-18—7-7
Jojo White291512——6-14—3-5
Dave Cowens3811133——5-15—1-2
Don Chaney361032——5-9—0-0
Don Nelson181012——2-9—6-7
Paul Silas29983——2-10—5-7
Hank Finkel8612——3-4—0-0
Thomas Sanders12631——3-5—0-0
Paul Westphal14621——3-5—0-0
Arthur Williams11213——1-5—0-0
Steve Kuberski5010——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Walt Frazier4024410——9-19—6-6
Dave DeBusschere241983——8-11—3-3
Phil Jackson221622——7-7—2-3
Earl Monroe311252——4-9—4-5
Dean Meminger221132——4-7—3-4
Bill Bradley211030——5-6—0-0
Jerry Lucas281077——4-6—2-2
Willis Reed181072——5-13—0-0
Henry Bibby8802——2-3—4-6
Harthorne Wingo6720——3-5—1-2
John Gianelli14230——1-3—0-0
Dick Barnett6002——0-0—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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