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 day.
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
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 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 12.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Kyle Anderson | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kevin Love | 16.3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| 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 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cody Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Taylor Hendricks | — | 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).