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Belt game 1 · November 1, 1946

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Toronto Huskies 68–66 on the road to start reign 1 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.

The first game on record: the belt starts here.

New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Stags on November 2, 1946.

1Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

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