Belt game 6,147 · December 23, 2012
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Minnesota Timberwolves 94–91 at home to start reign 2,672 of the NBA belt, the 177th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since December 20, 2012, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 25, 2012.
2,672Reign number
177Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 43 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-25 | 3-10 | 10-11 |
| JR Smith | 39 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 3-4 |
| Tyson Chandler | 38 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Raymond Felton | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Steve Novak | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Copeland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pekovic | 39 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Alexey Shved | 38 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Luke Ridnour | 38 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 3-3 |
| J.J. Barea | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 3-3 |
| Dante Cunningham | 27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Rubio | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Derrick Williams | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Love | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lou Amundson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malcolm Lee | — | 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).