Belt game 3,593 · November 15, 1986
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 104–97 at home to start reign 1,607 of the NBA belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since November 12, 1986, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 19, 1986.
1,607Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Malone | 44 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dan Roundfield | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 7-9 |
| Frank Johnson | 35 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Moses Malone | 30 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Terry Catledge | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike O'Koren | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darwin Cook | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Jones | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Manute Bol | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cartwright | 33 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 38 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kenny Walker | 35 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Patrick Ewing | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Pat Cummings | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jawann Oldham | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Rory Sparrow | 28 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louis Orr | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).