Belt game 435 · March 15, 1952
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 97–90 at home to start reign 188 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 12, 1952, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 19, 1952.
188Reign number
23Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Ray Lumpp | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| George Kaftan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Jorgensen | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| George King | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Al Cervi | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Billy Gabor | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).