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
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 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toney Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | — | 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 |
| Tyson Chandler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Erick Dampier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | — | 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).