Belt game 442 · April 5, 1952 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 99–92 at home to start reign 192 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since April 3, 1952, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 12, 1952.
192Reign number
25Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-12 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 14 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2-7 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| George Kaftan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Ray Lumpp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocha | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| George King | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Noble Jorgensen | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Billy Gabor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Al Cervi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).