Belt game 2,321 · April 29, 1973 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 94–78 on the road to start reign 1,016 of the NBA belt, the 105th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 25, 1973, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 1, 1973.
1,016Reign number
105Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | 47 | 25 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 5-7 |
| Willis Reed | 31 | 15 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Bradley | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 38 | 13 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Dean Meminger | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-6 |
| Phil Jackson | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Jerry Lucas | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Monroe | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Henry Bibby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 48 | 24 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 4-7 |
| Jojo White | 47 | 22 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Silas | 42 | 12 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-7 |
| Don Nelson | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Don Chaney | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-2 |
| John Havlicek | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Steve Kuberski | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Westphal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Arthur Williams | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).