Belt game 2,751 · March 2, 1978
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 128–117 at home to start reign 1,232 of the NBA belt, the 120th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since February 24, 1978, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 5, 1978.
1,232Reign number
120Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Owens | 39 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Lionel Hollins | 35 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Davis | 37 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Gross | 31 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Maurice Lucas | 35 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 2-7 |
| Larry Steele | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 2-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Lloyd Neal | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Corky Calhoun | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Twardzik | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 39 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13-22 | — | 8-13 |
| Earl Monroe | 30 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10-17 | — | 7-7 |
| Spencer Haywood | 36 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 3-6 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Ray Williams | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Butch Beard | 32 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim McMillian | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Cleamons | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Knight | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).