Belt game 4,098 · January 20, 1992
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers 105–97 at home to start reign 1,834 of the NBA belt, the 144th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since January 18, 1992, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 22, 1992.
1,834Reign number
144Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Person | 36 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Reggie Miller | 40 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 7-10 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 32 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 6-6 |
| Rik Smits | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Micheal Williams | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Vern Fleming | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| George McCloud | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Dreiling | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 35 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| John Starks | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 8-13 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Mason | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charles Oakley | 24 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Mark Jackson | 34 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Greg Anthony | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tim McCormick | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).