Belt game 5,053 · January 24, 2002
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 96–91 at home to start reign 2,223 of the NBA belt, the 170th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since January 22, 2002, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on February 1, 2002.
2,223Reign number
170Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 44 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10-21 | 2-4 | 7-7 |
| Kurt Thomas | 34 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-20 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Mark Jackson | 36 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Marcus Camby | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Felton Spencer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway | 35 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-18 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Stephon Marbury | 43 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8-21 | 0-3 | 5-10 |
| Shawn Marion | 36 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bo Outlaw | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jake Voskuhl | 30 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Tony Delk | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jake Tsakalidis | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Rogers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alton Ford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Crispin | — | 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).