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 day.
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
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 |
| Jack Coleman | 42 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Davies | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-5 |
| 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 |
| Cal Christensen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-4 |
| Norm Swanson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Alex Hannum | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Reddout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
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 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 4-7 |
| Dolph Schayes | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 2-3 |
| George King | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-4 |
| Earl Lloyd | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Kenville | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 3-4 |
| Bato Govedarica | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Knostman | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).