Belt game 3,120 · January 28, 1982
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 102–98 on the road to start reign 1,399 of the NBA belt, the 125th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since January 20, 1982, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 2, 1982.
1,399Reign number
125Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ruland | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Rick Mahorn | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Kevin Grevey | 38 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| John Lucas | 43 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Greg Ballard | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Don Collins | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Spencer Haywood | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jim Chones | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Garry Witts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | 42 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Maurice Lucas | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Newlin | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bill Cartwright | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Larry Demic | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 33 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 23 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Smith | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Reggie Carter | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toby Knight | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).