Belt game 4,855 · December 18, 1999
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat New York Knicks 95–83 on the road to start reign 2,145 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 12, 1999, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Washington Wizards held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 23, 1999.
2,145Reign number
81Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 42 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 10-12 |
| Patrick Ewing | 27 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Camby | 33 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Larry Johnson | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kurt Thomas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 39 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Lang | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mirsad Turkcan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 33 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Jahidi White | 27 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Juwan Howard | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rod Strickland | 33 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Tracy Murray | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Michael Smith | 35 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Chris Whitney | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Reggie Jordan | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ike Austin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gerard King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Laron Profit | — | 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).