Belt game 6,123 · November 2, 2012
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 104–84 at home to start reign 2,666 of the NBA belt, the 176th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since June 14, 2012, with 4 defenses over 141 days.
New York Knicks held it for 14 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on November 16, 2012.
2,666Reign number
176Team's reign
5Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Rashard Lewis | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 2-2 |
| Dwyane Wade | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Chris Bosh | 26 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Norris Cole | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ray Allen | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Shane Battier | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Miller | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 38 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10-28 | 4-8 | 6-7 |
| Steve Novak | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| Raymond Felton | 32 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 1-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| JR Smith | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Tyson Chandler | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Copeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| James White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).