Belt game 4,208 · February 12, 1993
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 104–98 on the road to start reign 1,878 of the NBA belt, the 146th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 4, 1993, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on February 14, 1993.
1,878Reign number
146Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 42 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| John Starks | 36 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 5-7 |
| Charles Smith | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Mason | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Charles Oakley | 35 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doc Rivers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Tony Campbell | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Greg Anthony | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rolando Blackman | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen | 47 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13-34 | 3-4 | 6-7 |
| Horace Grant | 40 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 34 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Will Perdue | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 24 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Stacey King | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Scott Williams | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bill Cartwright | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darrell Walker | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Corey Williams | 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).