Belt game 536 · October 30, 1953
Milwaukee Hawks take the belt
Milwaukee Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 69–59 at home to start reign 236 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since April 5, 1953, with 3 defenses over 208 days.
Milwaukee Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 1, 1953.
236Reign number
13Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Frank Saul | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Holstein | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-5 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-6 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Fritsche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Red Holzman | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Bill Tosheff | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Calhoun | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Don Sunderlage | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 5-5 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Rabbit Walthour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).