Belt game 4,806 · April 23, 1999
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Charlotte Hornets 110–105 at home to start reign 2,122 of the NBA belt, the 161st for the franchise.
Charlotte Hornets had held it since April 19, 1999, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on April 28, 1999.
2,122Reign number
161Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 40 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 2-3 | 8-8 |
| Patrick Ewing | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Marcus Camby | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 32 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Johnson | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kurt Thomas | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charlie Ward | 31 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mirsad Turkcan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Campbell | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Derrick Coleman | 33 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Bobby Phills | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 6-6 |
| Chuck Person | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| David Wesley | 43 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 7-8 |
| Chucky Brown | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Eldridge Recasner | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Brad Miller | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Charles Shackleford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eddie Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corey Beck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).