Belt game 4,343 · June 10, 1994 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Houston Rockets 91–83 on the road to start reign 1,947 of the NBA belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since June 8, 1994, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on June 12, 1994.
1,947Reign number
152Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 46 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 41 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 2-3 |
| Robert Horry | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 |
| Otis Thorpe | 42 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Matt Bullard | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Kenny Smith | 25 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Carl Herrera | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Elie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Starks | 40 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 |
| Derek Harper | 37 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ewing | 46 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Mason | 32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charles Smith | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 37 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Hubert Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Herb 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).