Belt game 367 · November 4, 1951
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 98–67 at home to start reign 155 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since November 3, 1951, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) on November 10, 1951.
155Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 23 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-10 |
| Billy Gabor | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| George King | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Al Cervi | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Noble Jorgensen | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Don Savage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-31 | — | 11-13 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-4 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| John Pilch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).