Belt game 3,234 · February 19, 1983
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Denver Nuggets 124–115 at home to start reign 1,453 of the NBA belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since February 17, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 20, 1983.
1,453Reign number
126Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cartwright | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 10-13 |
| Sly Williams | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 9-16 |
| Bernard King | 27 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louis Orr | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Paul Westphal | 31 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Trent Tucker | 30 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Truck Robinson | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rory Sparrow | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 41 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18-27 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dan Schayes | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Dan Issel | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Billy McKinney | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Rob Williams | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| T.R. Dunn | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glen Gondrezick | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).