Belt game 2,560 · February 8, 1976
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 97–89 on the road to start reign 1,128 of the NBA belt, the 112th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 1, 1976, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on February 11, 1976.
1,128Reign number
112Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Hudson | 35 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 6-7 |
| John Drew | 32 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8-18 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Sojourner | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | — | 3-3 |
| John Brown | 31 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Henderson | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Connie Hawkins | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Wilbur Holland | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis DuVal | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Goodrich | 36 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12-26 | — | 0-0 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 37 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8-16 | — | 6-6 |
| Donnie Freeman | 29 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | — | 3-4 |
| Lucius Allen | 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Kermit Washington | 33 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Cornell Warner | 41 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Corky Calhoun | 24 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | — | 0-2 |
| John Roche | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).