Belt game 6,148 · December 25, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 100–94 at home to start reign 2,673 of the NBA belt, the 216th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 23, 2012, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on December 26, 2012.
2,673Reign number
216Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 43 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-23 | 3-8 | 5-6 |
| JR Smith | 37 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-23 | 3-8 | 2-4 |
| Raymond Felton | 35 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 34 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 39 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Steve Novak | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Copeland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 43 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-24 | 1-5 | 5-7 |
| Metta World Peace | 39 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Steve Nash | 37 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Howard | 38 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Pau Gasol | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Jodie Meeks | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Earl Clark | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Hill | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antawn Jamison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Sacre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Ebanks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Duhon | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Morris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).