Belt game 5,175 · February 28, 2003
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Orlando Magic 118–110 at home to start reign 2,273 of the NBA belt, the 172nd for the franchise.
Orlando Magic had held it since February 25, 2003, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on March 2, 2003.
2,273Reign number
172Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell | 53 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9-25 | 6-8 | 4-4 |
| Othella Harrington | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Howard Eisley | 53 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 2-4 |
| Allan Houston | 53 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-21 | 0-6 | 7-7 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 49 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Shandon Anderson | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Michael Doleac | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Lee Nailon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 54 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11-27 | 1-7 | 11-12 |
| Gordan Giricek | 51 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-17 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Drew Gooden | 46 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Pat Garrity | 42 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 5-11 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 37 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Shawn Kemp | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Burke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Olumide Oyedeji | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Whitney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeryl Sasser | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).