Belt game 4,182 · December 10, 1992
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat New York Knicks 110–103 on the road to start reign 1,869 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 8, 1992, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on December 15, 1992.
1,869Reign number
3Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 48 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| John Starks | 31 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-21 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Doc Rivers | 34 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rolando Blackman | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Anthony Mason | 38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 25 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charles Smith | 31 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Campbell | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 49 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| Dell Curry | 34 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 7-9 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 44 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Kenny Gattison | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 37 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendall Gill | 40 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Wingate | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hammonds | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Gminski | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).