Belt game 537 · November 1, 1953
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 77–67 at home to start reign 237 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Hawks had held it since October 30, 1953, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 7, 1953.
237Reign number
15Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | 0 | 24 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12-14 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Freddie Scolari | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Ken Murray | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| George Yardley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Frank Brian | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Fred Schaus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sunderlage | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12-14 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bill Calhoun | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 9-9 |
| Bill Tosheff | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Red Holzman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).