Belt game 6,965 · March 15, 2021
Brooklyn Nets take the belt
Brooklyn Nets beat New York Knicks 117–112 at home to start reign 3,003 of the NBA belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 13, 2021, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Brooklyn Nets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Orlando Magic on March 19, 2021.
3,003Reign number
53Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 36 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13-18 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| James Harden | 39 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-5 | 9-9 |
| Jeff Green | 34 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| Joe Harris | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 30 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Nic Claxton | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Brown | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Landry Shamet | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Perry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Chiozza | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 41 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13-27 | 3-6 | 4-6 |
| RJ Barrett | 35 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 10-10 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 33 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | 4-12 | 5-7 |
| Reggie Bullock | 42 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 5-10 | 0-0 |
| Alec Burks | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 4-4 |
| Taj Gibson | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Pinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nerlens Noel | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Harper | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Knox II | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Obi Toppin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).