Belt game 3,241 · March 5, 1983
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 105–98 at home to start reign 1,456 of the NBA belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 4, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
New York Knicks held it for 14 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 19, 1983.
1,456Reign number
127Team's reign
7Defenses
14Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 37 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bill Cartwright | 31 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Paul Westphal | 25 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 6-7 |
| Sly Williams | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Louis Orr | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Truck Robinson | 33 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Marvin Webster | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rory Sparrow | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 29 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Larry Bird | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 32 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Danny Ainge | 28 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nate Archibald | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| M.L. Carr | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Quinn Buckner | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Scott Wedman | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).