Belt game 4,828 · June 21, 1999 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 89–81 at home to start reign 2,131 of the NBA belt, the 165th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since June 16, 1999, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on June 23, 1999.
2,131Reign number
165Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 45 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-24 | 2-4 | 12-12 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 45 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-22 | 0-1 | 6-10 |
| Larry Johnson | 43 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Camby | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Childs | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Ward | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 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 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Robinson | 38 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 13-17 |
| Tim Duncan | 46 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Avery Johnson | 39 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Daniels | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Sean Elliott | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Mario Elie | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Steve Kerr | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Kersey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerard King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaren Jackson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).