Belt game 4,773 · February 25, 1999
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Minnesota Timberwolves 115–113 at home to start reign 2,107 of the NBA belt, the 160th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since February 21, 1999, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 26, 1999.
2,107Reign number
160Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 44 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Joe Smith | 45 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Stephon Marbury | 43 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7-25 | 0-4 | 6-8 |
| Dean Garrett | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Sam Mitchell | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Malik Sealy | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Bobby Jackson | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Peeler | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Chris Carr | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Bill Curley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hammonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrae Patterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 44 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 8-9 |
| Larry Johnson | 41 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| Patrick Ewing | 47 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Charlie Ward | 45 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Marcus Camby | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Dennis Scott | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | — | 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).