Belt game 5,126 · November 18, 2002
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 94–91 at home to start reign 2,250 of the NBA belt, the 171st for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 12, 2002, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Orleans Pelicans on November 22, 2002.
2,250Reign number
171Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 36 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11-18 | 2-2 | 7-9 |
| Clifford Robinson | 32 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Chucky Atkins | 40 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Ben Wallace | 43 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Corliss Williamson | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Zeljko Rebraca | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Michael Curry | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mehmet Okur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hubert Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 34 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 39 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-19 | 2-6 | 9-12 |
| Kurt Thomas | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 33 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Michael Doleac | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 37 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Lee Nailon | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Williams | — | 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).