Belt game 6,456 · January 8, 2016
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 100–99 at home to start reign 2,791 of the NBA belt, the 80th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 6, 2016, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 17 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 25, 2016.
2,791Reign number
80Team's reign
6Defenses
17Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porzingis | 33 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-21 | 3-7 | 3-4 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 39 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 2-3 | 8-10 |
| Robin Lopez | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Langston Galloway | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Lance Thomas | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Arron Afflalo | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jerian Grant | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jose Calderon | 31 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Seraphin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lou Amundson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Williams | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 36 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Manu Ginobili | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Tony Parker | 32 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Boris Diaw | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Green | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Tim Duncan | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| David West | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jonathon Simmons | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Patty Mills | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kyle Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bonner | — | 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).