Belt game 6,655 · December 16, 2017
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 111–96 at home to start reign 2,873 of the NBA belt, the 184th for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since December 13, 2017, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on December 18, 2017.
2,873Reign number
184Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 35 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 7-10 |
| Paul George | 36 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 2-4 |
| Patrick Patterson | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Raymond Felton | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jerami Grant | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Andre Roberson | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Collison | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dakari Johnson | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Josh Huestis | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Singler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Alex Abrines | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beasley | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11-18 | 2-2 | 6-7 |
| Courtney Lee | 31 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 7-7 |
| Doug McDermott | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Jarrett Jack | 34 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Ron Baker | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Enes Freedom | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Lance Thomas | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ramon Sessions | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joakim Noah | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Damyean Dotson | — | 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).