Belt game 4,852 · December 12, 1999
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 99–97 at home to start reign 2,144 of the NBA belt, the 166th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 8, 1999, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 18, 1999.
2,144Reign number
166Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 44 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-21 | 4-8 | 6-6 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 27 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| Kenny Anderson | 39 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-21 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Adrian Griffin | 41 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Dana Barros | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Eric Williams | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Overton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Conlon | — | 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 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 4-7 |
| Larry Johnson | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 8-8 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Kurt Thomas | 26 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Patrick Ewing | 28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Chris Childs | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Marcus Camby | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andrew Lang | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Mirsad Turkcan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 0 | 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).