Belt game 6,760 · December 14, 2018
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Charlotte Hornets 126–124 on the road to start reign 2,911 of the NBA belt, the 185th for the franchise.
Charlotte Hornets had held it since December 7, 2018, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 16, 2018.
2,911Reign number
185Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum | 38 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| Cody Zeller | 36 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-10 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Marvin Williams | 37 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 2-2 |
| Kemba Walker | 40 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6-20 | 4-13 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 38 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7-21 | 1-8 | 1-1 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Malik Monk | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Miles Bridges | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Parker | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Devonte' Graham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwayne Bacon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 41 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14-21 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Kevin Knox II | 42 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 3-6 |
| Noah Vonleh | 41 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
| Enes Freedom | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Luke Kornet | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 |
| Courtney Lee | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Mario Hezonja | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 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).