Belt game 6,057 · February 6, 2012
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Utah Jazz 99–88 at home to start reign 2,641 of the NBA belt, the 173rd for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since February 4, 2012, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New Orleans Pelicans on February 17, 2012.
2,641Reign number
173Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Lin | 44 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10-17 | 1-3 | 7-9 |
| Steve Novak | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| Jared Jeffries | 33 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 7-10 |
| Henry Walker | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Iman Shumpert | 31 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Landry Fields | 43 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Toney Douglas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson | 35 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Raja Bell | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Gordon Hayward | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Devin Harris | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| CJ Miles | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Paul Millsap | 29 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Derrick Favors | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Josh Howard | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Evans | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Enes Freedom | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alec Burks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Watson | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).