Belt game 4,948 · January 13, 2001
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Portland Trail Blazers 91–78 at home to start reign 2,180 of the NBA belt, the 168th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since January 10, 2001, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on January 21, 2001.
2,180Reign number
168Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Dale Davis | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 32 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Greg Anthony | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Bonzi Wells | 36 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 2-6 |
| Shawn Kemp | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Stacey Augmon | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Grant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ward | 31 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Camby | 24 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 39 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Allan Houston | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Larry Johnson | 41 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-15 | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Glen Rice | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Kurt Thomas | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Luc Longley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 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).