Belt game 16 · December 5, 1946
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 62–51 at home to start reign 6 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 16, 1946, with 8 defenses over 19 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Rebels on December 8, 1946.
6Reign number
1Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Musi | — | 20 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-0 |
| Joe Fulks | — | 19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-0 |
| Howie Dallmar | — | 11 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-0 |
| George Senesky | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-0 |
| Alexander Rosenberg | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-0 |
| Art Hillhouse | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-0 |
| Jerry Fleishman | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jerry Rullo | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| John Murphy | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Sheffield | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Kaplowitz | — | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| Sidney Hertzberg | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-0 |
| Tommy Byrnes | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| Hank Rosenstein | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-0 |
| Stan Stutz | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| Ossie Schectman | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| Leo Gottlieb | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Marion Cluggish | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Nat Militzok | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Murphy | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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