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Belt game 473 · December 11, 1952

Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt

Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 71–70 at home to start reign 212 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.

Milwaukee Hawks had held it since December 8, 1952, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 20, 1952.

212Reign number
12Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score

Milwaukee Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Nichols02300————5-5
George Ratkovicz01200————0-0
Bill Calhoun01000————8-9
Mel Hutchins0900————1-1
Don Otten0800————4-4
Jim Brasco0700————1-1
Dillard Crocker0100——0-0—1-1
Al Masino0000——0-0—0-0
Don Boven0000——0-0—0-0

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Larry Foust022220————10-12
Jack Kerris01100————3-8
Fred Schaus01000————4-4
Thomas Eddleman0800————0-0
Frank Brian0600————2-3
Andy Phillip0500————3-5
Charlie Share0500————3-4
Don Meineke0400————2-2

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

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