Belt game 6,096 · April 22, 2012
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 113–112 on the road to start reign 2,656 of the NBA belt, the 174th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since April 16, 2012, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Knicks held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on April 28, 2012.
2,656Reign number
174Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Williams | 38 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-14 | 4-6 | 5-7 |
| Jeff Teague | 35 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Joe Johnson | 37 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 4-4 | 0-3 |
| Josh Smith | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Jannero Pargo | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Willie Green | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Tracy McGrady | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ivan Johnson | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 42 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14-32 | 3-5 | 8-9 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Landry Fields | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| Baron Davis | 31 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Iman Shumpert | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| JR Smith | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Steve Novak | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toney Douglas | 0 | 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).