Belt game 3,977 · December 22, 1990
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat New Jersey Nets 106–93 at home to start reign 1,778 of the NBA belt, the 142nd for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 21, 1990, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on December 26, 1990.
1,778Reign number
142Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Coleman | 42 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 36 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 3-6 |
| Derrick Gervin | 27 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Theus | 38 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Kurk Lee | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Chris Dudley | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sam Bowie | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jack Haley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tate George | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lester Conner | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 35 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Charles Oakley | 36 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 32 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| John Starks | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 35 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Walker | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerrod Mustaf | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Grant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Quinnett | 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).