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
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 |
| Allan Houston | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 39 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 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 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | — | 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 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 32 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Dale Davis | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| 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 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Shawn Kemp | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Stacey Augmon | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 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 |
| Gary Grant | — | 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).