Belt game 6,589 · March 14, 2017
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers 87–81 at home to start reign 2,843 of the NBA belt, the 183rd for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since March 12, 2017, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on March 16, 2017.
2,843Reign number
183Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 41 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 3-5 |
| Derrick Rose | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 31 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-17 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Lance Thomas | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Justin Holiday | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Courtney Lee | 29 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Chasson Randle | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Ron Baker | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | — | 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 |
| Marshall Plumlee | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 38 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-22 | 3-8 | 1-1 |
| Myles Turner | 30 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Monta Ellis | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Teague | 32 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 0-1 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
| CJ Miles | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 37 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Seraphin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rakeem Christmas | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Brooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Jefferson | — | 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).