Belt game 6,301 · March 19, 2014
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers 92–86 at home to start reign 2,735 of the NBA belt, the 178th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since March 11, 2014, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on March 23, 2014.
2,735Reign number
178Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Stephenson | 37 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 3-6 |
| Roy Hibbert | 29 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Paul George | 36 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 2-9 | 7-8 |
| David West | 36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Hill | 40 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Luis Scola | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Evan Turner | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Copeland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Lavoy Allen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Donald Sloan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Solomon Hill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | — | 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 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12-23 | 0-4 | 10-12 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Raymond Felton | 28 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Tyson Chandler | 39 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| JR Smith | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Iman Shumpert | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Earl Clark | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toure' Murry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Tyler | — | 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).