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Belt game 1,201 · March 9, 1961

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 129–119 at home to start reign 550 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.

St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 7, 1961, with 1 defense over 2 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 11, 1961.

550Reign number
52Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes028170————8-8
Larry Costello01907————5-7
Dave Gambee01800————8-9
Al Bianchi01600————2-2
Hal Greer01600————4-6
Barney Cable01400————2-3
Johnny Kerr013160————5-6
Harvey Halbrook0300————1-2
Joe Roberts0200————0-0

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Cliff Hagan03400————2-3
Bob Pettit034170——11-22—12-13
Lenny Wilkens01900————7-9
Woody Sauldsberry01300————1-1
Al Ferrari0800————2-3
Larry Foust0700————3-3
Johnny McCarthy0300————1-5
Si Green0100——0-0—1-1

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

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