Belt game 6,102 · May 6, 2012 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 89–87 at home to start reign 2,658 of the NBA belt, the 175th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since April 28, 2012, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on May 9, 2012.
2,658Reign number
175Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 41 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 7-8 |
| Dwyane Wade | 38 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 4-11 |
| Chris Bosh | 39 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 9-10 |
| Udonis Haslem | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 37 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 2-4 |
| Joel Anthony | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Miller | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Pittman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Norris Cole | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | — | 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 | 40 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15-29 | 1-4 | 10-14 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 34 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| JR Smith | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-15 | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Landry Fields | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Josh Harrellson | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Novak | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Baron Davis | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Tyson Chandler | 33 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toney Douglas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Jeffries | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).