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Belt game 3,932 · May 2, 1990 · playoffs

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 102–99 at home to start reign 1,760 of the NBA belt, the 140th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since April 20, 1990, with 3 defenses over 12 days.

New York Knicks held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on May 8, 1990.

1,760Reign number
140Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Larry Bird4531881212-251-46-7
Dennis Johnson391822008-140-22-2
Kevin McHale441792226-130-05-6
Reggie Lewis441682015-110-06-7
Robert Parish3211104224-70-03-4
Joe Kleine16460012-20-00-0
Jim Paxson11201001-10-00-1
John Bagley9001010-10-10-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Patrick Ewing40331911014-340-05-10
Gerald Wilkins421585206-190-03-6
Charles Oakley3814135005-90-04-7
Maurice Cheeks4512511105-120-12-2
Johnny Newman261131203-120-15-5
Kenny Walker14940004-50-01-2
Kiki Vandeweghe20401002-60-00-0
Eddielee Wilkins6200100-00-02-2
Trent Tucker6210001-30-10-0
Mark Jackson3000000-10-00-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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