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
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 |
| Toney Douglas | — | 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 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Ronny Turiaf | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).