Belt game 2,694 · October 29, 1977
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 124–117 at home to start reign 1,201 of the NBA belt, the 119th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since October 22, 1977, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on November 1, 1977.
1,201Reign number
119Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | 42 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 6-9 |
| Eric Money | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Ralph Simpson | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 6-8 |
| Marvin Barnes | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 5-11 |
| Leon Douglas | 30 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 5-13 |
| M.L. Carr | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Willie Norwood | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Kevin Porter | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 4-7 |
| Howard Porter | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 40 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16-27 | — | 5-6 |
| Ray Williams | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | — | 4-8 |
| Earl Monroe | 26 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 2-5 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Butch Beard | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Spencer Haywood | 31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Knight | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim McMillian | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Phil Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Luther Burden | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).