Belt game 3,760 · April 10, 1988
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Washington Bullets 118–98 on the road to start reign 1,686 of the NBA belt, the 133rd for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since April 8, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 15, 1988.
1,686Reign number
133Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 30 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Bernard King | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Steve Colter | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Manute Bol | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Terry Catledge | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darrell Walker | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| John Williams | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Johnson | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Jeff Malone | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Alarie | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Newman | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Mark Jackson | 42 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 4-6 |
| Kenny Walker | 30 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Patrick Ewing | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Trent Tucker | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Bill Cartwright | 28 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Pat Cummings | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Green | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Sedric Toney | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Louis Orr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 6 | 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).