Belt game 2,416 · November 5, 1974
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Houston Rockets 106–93 on the road to start reign 1,055 of the NBA belt, the 110th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since October 31, 1974, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 9, 1974.
1,055Reign number
110Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bradley | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Earl Monroe | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-20 | — | 8-10 |
| Henry Bibby | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | — | 5-6 |
| Harthorne Wingo | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 3-7 |
| John Gianelli | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Riker | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Howard Porter | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Dennis Bell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jesse Dark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Stallworth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 2-4 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 8-10 |
| Mike Newlin | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | — | 5-5 |
| Ron Riley | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Dave Wohl | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Calvin Murphy | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Cliff Meely | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Gus Bailey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).