Belt game 1,169 · January 15, 1961
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 116–113 at home to start reign 535 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since January 14, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 24, 1961.
535Reign number
48Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 46 | 35 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 15-15 |
| Hal Greer | 48 | 29 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 3-5 |
| Dick Barnett | 45 | 25 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 11-25 | — | 3-6 |
| Johnny Kerr | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Harvey Halbrook | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Barney Cable | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
| Joe Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 24 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 8-15 |
| Paul Arizin | 37 | 21 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Joe Graboski | 23 | 21 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 8-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Ed Conlin | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Vern Hatton | 26 | 14 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Gola | 35 | 10 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Alvin Attles | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Guy Rodgers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).