Belt game 540 · November 8, 1953
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Rochester Royals 85–66 at home to start reign 239 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Rochester Royals had held it since November 7, 1953, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 12, 1953.
239Reign number
15Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Gabor | 46 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 5-7 |
| Paul Seymour | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 8-8 |
| Jim Neal | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Dolph Schayes | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 4-7 |
| George King | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-4 |
| Earl Lloyd | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Bato Govedarica | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Bill Kenville | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 3-4 |
| Dick Knostman | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-3 |
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Risen | 36 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 8-10 |
| Jack McMahon | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Bob Davies | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-5 |
| Jack Coleman | 42 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Bobby Wanzer | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Al Masino | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Odie Spears | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Norm Swanson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Cal Christensen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-4 |
| Alex Hannum | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Reddout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).