Belt game 6,314 · April 13, 2014
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 100–89 at home to start reign 2,741 of the NBA belt, the 180th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since April 5, 2014, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
New York Knicks held it for 199 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on October 29, 2014.
2,741Reign number
180Team's reign
2Defenses
199Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 45 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-6 |
| Joakim Noah | 40 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 32 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Taj Gibson | 27 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| D.J. Augustin | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-8 | 4-6 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Carlos Boozer | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike James | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tornike Shengelia | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jimmer Fredette | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Snell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 8-8 |
| JR Smith | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 5-9 | 0-0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Raymond Felton | 35 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Iman Shumpert | 31 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Tyson Chandler | 29 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toure' Murry | 0 | 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).