Belt game 4,874 · February 3, 2000
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 98–88 at home to start reign 2,157 of the NBA belt, the 167th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since January 29, 2000, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on February 7, 2000.
2,157Reign number
167Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith | 35 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Bonzi Wells | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 35 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 35 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scottie Pippen | 37 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Brian Grant | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 40 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 4-6 |
| Patrick Ewing | 36 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6-12 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 32 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Charlie Ward | 34 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Camby | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Larry Johnson | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Dudley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mirsad Turkcan | — | 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).