Belt game 4,826 · June 16, 1999 · playoffs
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 89–77 at home to start reign 2,130 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since June 9, 1999, with 1 defense over 7 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on June 21, 1999.
2,130Reign number
37Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell | 45 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-24 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Allan Houston | 43 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Kurt Thomas | 31 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Camby | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Larry Johnson | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Chris Childs | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| David Wingate | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ewing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 43 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Jaren Jackson | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 0-0 |
| David Robinson | 37 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| Mario Elie | 37 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Sean Elliott | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | 38 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Antonio Daniels | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Jerome Kersey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerard King | — | 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).