Belt game 6,590 · March 16, 2017
Brooklyn Nets take the belt
Brooklyn Nets beat New York Knicks 121–110 on the road to start reign 2,844 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 14, 2017, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Brooklyn Nets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 17, 2017.
2,844Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 30 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 1-5 | 5-5 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 25 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Jeremy Lin | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 2-9 | 3-3 |
| Caris LeVert | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Randy Foye | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
| Quincy Acy | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| KJ McDaniels | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4-5 |
| Isaiah Whitehead | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Justin Hamilton | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-6 |
| Andrew Nicholson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Booker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Archie Goodwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle O'Quinn | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Derrick Rose | 33 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6-18 | 0-6 | 5-5 |
| Lance Thomas | 34 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Courtney Lee | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Justin Holiday | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Ron Baker | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marshall Plumlee | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chasson Randle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| Maurice Ndour | — | 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).