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Belt game 361 · April 13, 1951 · playoffs

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 79–73 at home to start reign 152 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.

Rochester Royals had held it since March 31, 1951, with 5 defenses over 13 days.

New York Knicks held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on April 21, 1951.

152Reign number
20Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Harry Gallatin—22141——5-11—12-15
Max Zaslofsky—1836——8-18—2-8
Nat Clifton—14176——6-13—2-6
Ernie Vandeweghe—973——3-9—3-3
Dick McGuire—841——4-9—0-2
Vince Boryla—422——2-9—0-1
Connie Simmons—220——1-4—0-1
Tony Lavelli—101——0-1—1-1
Ray Lumpp—100——0-1—1-2
George Kaftan—000——0-0—0-0

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Arnie Risen—26201——9-22—8-11
Bob Davies—1544——7-21—1-3
Bobby Wanzer—923——3-12—3-4
Arnie Johnson—773——1-5—5-6
Jack Coleman—669——3-9—0-0
Paul Noel—520——2-3—1-1
Joe McNamee—510——1-3—3-3
Bill Calhoun—010——0-0—0-0
Red Holzman—032——0-3—0-0
Frank Saul—000——0-0—0-0

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

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