Belt game 154 · December 17, 1948
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 87–78 at home to start reign 68 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 13, 1948, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 15 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 1, 1949.
68Reign number
10Team's reign
4Defenses
15Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | — | 19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Lee Knorek | — | 11 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| John Palmer | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Tommy Byrnes | — | 9 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Goebel Ritter | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-3 |
| Mel McGaha | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Sid Tannenbaum | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Irv Rothenberg | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Harry Gallatin | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Paul Noel | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Butch Van Breda Kolff | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fulks | — | 27 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Ed Sadowski | — | 16 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Jerry Rullo | — | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Angelo Musi | — | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Gale Bishop | — | 9 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Phil Farbman | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jerry Fleishman | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| George Senesky | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Elmo Morgenthaler | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Francis Crossin | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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