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 |
| Donny Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 23 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Reggie Geary | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawnelle Scott | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Lang | — | 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 |
| Larry Johnson | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charles Oakley | 31 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 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 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 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 |
| Scott Brooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | 4 | 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).