Belt game 7,504 · April 12, 2026
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat New York Knicks 110–96 on the road to start reign 3,233 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 6, 2026, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Orlando Magic on April 17, 2026.
3,233Reign number
35Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby White | 16.2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 4-6 |
| Brandon Miller | 27.2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 6-7 |
| LaMelo Ball | 29.1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7-19 | 5-16 | 0-0 |
| Kon Knueppel | 31.1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 1-1 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 20.4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Grant Williams | 20.5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Sion James | 21.3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Miles Bridges | 24.1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Moussa Diabate | 26 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Green | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Liam McNeeley | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Tillman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tre Mann | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Connaughton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles McBride | 24.2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 1-2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 33.5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 24.4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | 27.2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 19.4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 30 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 33.5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 1-1 |
| Trey Jemison III | 17.6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 15.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dillon Jones | 12.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 0.2 | 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).