Belt game 4,286 · February 1, 1994
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 114–79 at home to start reign 1,921 of the NBA belt, the 148th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 21, 1994, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 4, 1994.
1,921Reign number
148Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 29 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Charles Smith | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Rolando Blackman | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Greg Anthony | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Derek Harper | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Anthony Mason | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| John Starks | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 29 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corey Gaines | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bonner | 21 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Eric Anderson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Radja | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Kevin Gamble | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Dee Brown | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Sherman Douglas | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Alaa Abdelnaby | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Acie Earl | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Robert Parish | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Chris Corchiani | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Ed Pinckney | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rick Fox | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Oliver | 5 | 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).