Belt game 3,754 · March 28, 1988
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Dallas Mavericks 114–106 at home to start reign 1,682 of the NBA belt, the 132nd for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since March 22, 1988, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on March 29, 1988.
1,682Reign number
132Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wilkins | 33 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11-15 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Patrick Ewing | 30 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Trent Tucker | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Cartwright | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Mark Jackson | 44 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6-19 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Johnny Newman | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Kenny Walker | 32 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Green | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedric Toney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 41 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13-26 | 2-4 | 8-9 |
| Derek Harper | 43 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Roy Tarpley | 34 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| James Donaldson | 39 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Davis | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Rolando Blackman | 40 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Uwe Blab | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).