Belt game 455 · November 9, 1952
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–89 at home to start reign 200 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since April 25, 1952, with 4 defenses over 198 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) on November 15, 1952.
200Reign number
10Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 27 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-12 |
| Noble Jorgensen | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Billy Gabor | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-16 |
| George King | 48 | 13 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Bob Lochmueller | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Bill Calhoun | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Brasco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | 0 | 25 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-13 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Pollard | 44 | 11 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Frank Saul | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Holstein | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).