Belt game 4,303 · March 11, 1994
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 90–83 on the road to start reign 1,927 of the NBA belt, the 149th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 7, 1994, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 25 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on April 5, 1994.
1,927Reign number
149Team's reign
10Defenses
25Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Radja | 36 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Dee Brown | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Gamble | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Sherman Douglas | 36 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Robert Parish | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Acie Earl | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 19 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| Hubert Davis | 34 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10-11 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| Charles Smith | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Herb Williams | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derek Harper | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Mason | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Greg Anthony | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rolando Blackman | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bonner | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).