Belt game 2,687 · April 5, 1977
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 121–113 at home to start reign 1,196 of the NBA belt, the 118th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 3, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on April 7, 1977.
1,196Reign number
118Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 44 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | — | 9-11 |
| Walt Frazier | 34 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 10-11 |
| Earl Monroe | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-21 | — | 7-11 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 33 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Butch Beard | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim McMillian | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom McMillen | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Phil Jackson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Luther Burden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Bradley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 38 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | — | 2-3 |
| Charlie Scott | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 7-8 |
| Sidney Wicks | 32 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 0-0 |
| John Havlicek | 40 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Cowens | 34 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | — | 3-3 |
| Curtis Rowe | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 7-9 |
| Fred Saunders | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Stacom | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boswell | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).