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Belt game 505 · February 8, 1953

Milwaukee Hawks take the belt

Milwaukee Hawks beat Rochester Royals 85–82 at home to start reign 222 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.

Rochester Royals had held it since February 7, 1953, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Milwaukee Hawks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 13, 1953.

222Reign number
12Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bobby Wanzer01700————5-6
Odie Spears01200————6-6
Bob Davies01200————2-5
Cal Christensen01000————4-4
Arnie Risen01000————4-9
Jack McMahon01000————4-6
Arnie Johnson0500————3-3
Jack Coleman0500————1-3
Alex Hannum0100——0-0—1-1

Milwaukee Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Mel Hutchins01800————6-10
Bill Calhoun01700————7-14
Dave Minor01500————3-5
Jack Nichols01500————3-6
George Ratkovicz0900————7-11
Stan Miasek0800————4-5
Al Masino0300————1-2
Dillard Crocker0000——0-0—0-1
Johnny Payak0000——0-0—0-0

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

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