Belt game 3,290 · November 15, 1983
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers 94–87 at home to start reign 1,472 of the NBA belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since November 12, 1983, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 16, 1983.
1,472Reign number
128Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Williams | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Clark Kellogg | 34 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| George Johnson | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 38 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Butch Carter | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Stipanovich | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jim Thomas | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Lowe | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Granville Waiters | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Leroy Combs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 34 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Truck Robinson | 36 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Ray Williams | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Trent Tucker | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louis Orr | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Bill Cartwright | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darrell Walker | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Len Elmore | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rory Sparrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).