Belt game 6,309 · April 2, 2014
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Brooklyn Nets 110–81 at home to start reign 2,738 of the NBA belt, the 179th for the franchise.
Brooklyn Nets had held it since March 28, 2014, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 4, 2014.
2,738Reign number
179Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 35 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 6-12 | 0-0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 37 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 27 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Iman Shumpert | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Raymond Felton | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Toure' Murry | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 4-5 |
| Deron Williams | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Alan Anderson | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 6-8 |
| Paul Pierce | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Marcus Thornton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Jorge Gutierrez | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mirza Teletovic | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Shaun Livingston | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Andray Blatche | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Marquis Teague | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).