Belt game 6,455 · January 6, 2016
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 98–90 on the road to start reign 2,790 of the NBA belt, the 181st for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since January 3, 2016, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on January 8, 2016.
2,790Reign number
181Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 36 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Robin Lopez | 34 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Derrick Williams | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Arron Afflalo | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jose Calderon | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Langston Galloway | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Lance Thomas | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerian Grant | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lou Amundson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Seraphin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bosh | 34 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-22 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Dwyane Wade | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Goran Dragic | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Luol Deng | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 28 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tyler Johnson | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Green | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Justise Winslow | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Andersen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 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).