Belt game 6,964 · March 13, 2021
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 119–97 on the road to start reign 3,002 of the NBA belt, the 186th for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since March 11, 2021, 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 15, 2021.
3,002Reign number
186Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 36 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12-21 | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Julius Randle | 39 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 7-10 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 33 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Alec Burks | 27 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Reggie Bullock | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-11 | 0-0 |
| Obi Toppin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Knox II | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Taj Gibson | 23 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nerlens Noel | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Pinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Harper | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 27 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Luguentz Dort | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 10-10 |
| Kenrich Williams | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Ty Jerome | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 |
| Theo Maledon | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Isaiah Roby | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Justin Jackson | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Moses Brown | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | 29 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-6 | 0-0 |
| Josh Hall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Muscala | — | 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).