Belt game 4,598 · January 29, 1997
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 75–65 on the road to start reign 2,029 of the NBA belt, the 155th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since January 25, 1997, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on February 2, 1997.
2,029Reign number
155Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 40 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Chris Mills | 45 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Tyrone Hill | 39 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Danny Ferry | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Phills | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mark West | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donny Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Antonio Lang | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawnelle Scott | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Geary | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Starks | 36 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 4-4 |
| Charles Oakley | 31 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Larry Johnson | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Buck Williams | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Childs | 34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Allan Houston | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 27 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Scott Brooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 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).