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Belt game 543 · November 14, 1953

Philadelphia Warriors take the belt

Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 63–58 at home to start reign 241 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.

Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since November 12, 1953, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Philadelphia Warriors held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 18, 1953.

241Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Neil Johnston02073————8-10
Jack George01376————3-6
Joe Graboski011111————5-7
Paul Walther09102————3-3
Walt Davis0330————1-1
George Senesky0320————1-1
Joe Fulks0211————0-0
Ernie Beck0272————0-1
Robert Zawoluk0000——0-0—0-0

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Mel Hutchins014121————2-5
Freddie Scolari0942————1-2
Larry Foust08221————2-5
Fred Schaus0761————5-5
Andy Phillip07410————1-2
Don Meineke0620————0-0
Ken Murray0421————2-2
Jack Molinas0310————1-1
Charlie Share0021——0-0—0-0
Zeke Sinicola0000——0-0—0-0
George Yardley0000——0-0—0-0

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

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