Belt game 441 · April 3, 1952 · playoffs
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 102–92 at home to start reign 191 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 23, 1952, with 2 defenses over 11 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 5, 1952.
191Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| George Kaftan | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-8 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Ray Lumpp | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-12 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Noble Jorgensen | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Billy Gabor | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| George King | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Al Cervi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).