Belt game 3,897 · February 8, 1990
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Golden State Warriors 122–118 at home to start reign 1,739 of the NBA belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since February 7, 1990, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on February 15, 1990.
1,739Reign number
136Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 35 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 8-8 |
| Chris Mullin | 32 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 8-8 |
| Terry Teagle | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Tom Tolbert | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Winston Garland | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Tim Hardaway | 33 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Jim Petersen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Uwe Blab | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Manute Bol | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rod Higgins | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 34 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Charles Oakley | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Trent Tucker | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Rod Strickland | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Newman | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Pete Myers | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kenny Walker | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).