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Belt game 468 · November 30, 1952

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 78–66 at home to start reign 210 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since November 29, 1952, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 8, 1952.

210Reign number
11Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy02800————10-12
Bob Brannum01000————2-4
Chuck Cooper0700————1-2
Bob Harris0700————1-1
Bill Sharman0600————0-0
Kenny Rollins0400————0-0
Bob Donham0300————1-1
John Mahnken0100——0-0—1-2
Gene Conley0000——0-0—0-0

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Paul Seymour02300————7-7
Wally Osterkorn01100————3-3
Billy Gabor01000————4-6
Earl Lloyd368140————2-4
George King0800————4-4
Noble Jorgensen0800————2-3
Red Rocha0500————3-3
Bob Lochmueller0300——0-0—3-3
Dolph Schayes24280——1-3—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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