Belt game 7,447 · December 5, 2025
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Utah Jazz 146–112 at home to start reign 3,213 of the NBA belt, the 198th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since December 4, 2025, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
New York Knicks held it for 14 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 19, 2025.
3,213Reign number
198Team's reign
5Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 26.3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Keyonte George | 27.5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 7-7 |
| Ace Bailey | 33.6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 1-3 |
| Isaiah Collier | 23.4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 19.1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 5-6 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 12.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Love | 16.3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 19.3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 18.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Cody Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Taylor Hendricks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 30.5 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 6-9 | 9-9 |
| Miles McBride | 21.4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 7-10 | 1-1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 22.2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 4-4 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 31 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 4-6 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 9.1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| OG Anunoby | 22.4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 19.5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Josh Hart | 27.5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Tyler Kolek | 14.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 12.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).