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Belt game 514 · February 26, 1953

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 89–77 at home to start reign 227 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.

Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since February 24, 1953, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) on February 28, 1953.

227Reign number
13Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Don Meineke02000——8-13—4-8
Freddie Scolari01600————8-8
Larry Foust01000————2-2
Don Boven0900————1-2
Charlie Share0700————3-6
Andy Phillip06013————0-1
Frank Brian0400——0-0—4-6
Thomas Eddleman0400————0-0
Fred Schaus0100——0-0—1-4

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes019160————11-14
George King01808————8-13
Noble Jorgensen01800——8-16—2-2
Red Rocha01500————1-2
Paul Seymour461300————7-9
Earl Lloyd0400——0-0—4-4
Bob Lochmueller0200——0-0—2-3
Al Cervi0000——0-0—0-0
Wally Osterkorn0000——0-0—0-1

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

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