Belt game 7,159 · February 2, 2023
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Miami Heat 106–104 at home to start reign 3,087 of the NBA belt, the 188th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since January 31, 2023, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on February 4, 2023.
3,087Reign number
188Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 37 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Tyler Herro | 39 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10-22 | 4-10 | 1-2 |
| Max Strus | 28 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 5-8 | 2-2 |
| Jimmy Butler | 33 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Caleb Martin | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Gabe Vincent | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Victor Oladipo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 40 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13-23 | 0-5 | 4-6 |
| Julius Randle | 34 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 4-5 |
| Quentin Grimes | 36 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Miles McBride | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 28 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 37 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Obi Toppin | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Evan Fournier | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jericho Sims | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cam Reddish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Rose | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Brunson | — | 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).