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Belt game 1,187 · February 15, 1961

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 129–127 at home to start reign 542 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.

Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 8, 1961, with 3 defenses over 7 days.

New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 16, 1961.

542Reign number
64Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dick Barnett02400————4-7
Larry Costello02000————8-8
Dolph Schayes02000——9-17—2-5
Hal Greer01600————4-4
Johnny Kerr01500————3-4
Dave Gambee01300————9-10
Barney Cable01300————1-1
Harvey Halbrook0400————2-3
Joe Roberts0200————0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Richie Guerin02500————9-13
Willie Naulls025200————3-4
Phil Jordon02100————3-4
Dick Garmaker01900————7-8
Johnny Green01700————3-6
Darrall Imhoff0700————1-3
Phil Rollins0600————2-2
Dave Budd0500————3-3
Jim Palmer0200————0-0
Bob McNeill0200————0-1

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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