Belt game 6,550 · December 20, 2016
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers 118–111 at home to start reign 2,828 of the NBA belt, the 182nd for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since December 19, 2016, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 25, 2016.
2,828Reign number
182Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 37 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13-25 | 7-11 | 2-2 |
| Derrick Rose | 35 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 33 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 4-7 | 3-4 |
| Joakim Noah | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Courtney Lee | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Justin Holiday | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 21 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lance Thomas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus Young | 36 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Myles Turner | 32 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 7-8 |
| Al Jefferson | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Teague | 37 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 7-9 |
| Paul George | 36 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| CJ Miles | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 5-6 |
| Aaron Brooks | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Joe Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Georges Niang | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavoy Allen | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Stuckey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Seraphin | — | 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).