Belt game 4,678 · December 16, 1997
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 83–78 at home to start reign 2,065 of the NBA belt, the 157th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 13, 1997, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 17, 1997.
2,065Reign number
157Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bison Dele | 40 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Theo Ratliff | 34 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Aaron McKie | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Grant Hill | 38 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Malik Sealy | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Dumars | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 31 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Jerome Williams | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles O'Bannon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Don Reid | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 36 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14-24 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Charlie Ward | 28 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allan Houston | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Chris Mills | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Chris Childs | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Johnson | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Starks | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Myers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 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).