Belt game 3,909 · March 11, 1990
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 106–90 on the road to start reign 1,745 of the NBA belt, the 137th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since March 5, 1990, with 1 defense over 6 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on March 13, 1990.
1,745Reign number
137Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 39 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 38 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Johnny Newman | 35 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 40 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Mark Jackson | 30 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Stuart Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly | 38 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Sherman Douglas | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Billy Thompson | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Glen Rice | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Rory Sparrow | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jon Sundvold | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Tellis Frank | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Grant Long | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Scott Haffner | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Edwards | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Terry Davis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Rowinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).