Belt game 6,063 · February 17, 2012
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat New York Knicks 89–85 on the road to start reign 2,642 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 6, 2012, with 5 defenses over 11 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on February 20, 2012.
2,642Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Lin | 39 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-5 | 8-10 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Tyson Chandler | 34 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Iman Shumpert | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Steve Novak | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 |
| Landry Fields | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Jared Jeffries | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Henry Walker | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toney Douglas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 44 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10-20 | 4-7 | 1-1 |
| Marco Belinelli | 35 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 32 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 5-6 |
| Gustavo Ayon | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Chris Kaman | 37 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Jarrett Jack | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lance Thomas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jason Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Solomon Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Emeka Okafor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Henry | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donald Sloan | — | 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).