Belt game 4,981 · April 1, 2001
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers 79–78 on the road to start reign 2,195 of the NBA belt, the 169th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 30, 2001, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on April 8, 2001.
2,195Reign number
169Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 38 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 15-22 |
| Rick Fox | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Horace Grant | 41 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Derek Fisher | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Brian Shaw | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Isaiah Rider | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Greg Foster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Penberthy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby | 43 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 42 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Allan Houston | 31 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 4-5 |
| Charlie Ward | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Glen Rice | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Larry Johnson | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mark Jackson | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Felton Spencer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).