Belt game 433 · March 12, 1952
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 89–71 on the road to start reign 187 of the NBA belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 4, 1952, with 4 defenses over 8 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 15, 1952.
187Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George King | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 7-13 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Al Cervi | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Billy Gabor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Noble Jorgensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Harris | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Donham | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| John Mahnken | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Chuck Cooper | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Horace McKinney | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Dickey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Brannum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).