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Belt game 556 · December 13, 1953

Rochester Royals take the belt

Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 87–70 on the road to start reign 247 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.

Minneapolis Lakers had held it since November 29, 1953, with 3 defenses over 14 days.

Rochester Royals held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 19, 1953.

247Reign number
16Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Arnie Risen01900——7-15—5-11
Jack Coleman01500——7-12—1-2
Jack McMahon01400——2-7—10-11
Bobby Wanzer01100——4-13—3-4
Alex Hannum0900——3-9—3-3
Odie Spears0900——2-9—5-5
Bob Davies0500——1-5—3-3
Cal Christensen0500——2-4—1-2

Minneapolis Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Frank Saul01600——6-11—4-5
Vern Mikkelsen01300——4-13—5-5
Jim Pollard01200——5-10—2-2
Clyde Lovellette0800——3-11—2-3
George Mikan0700——2-13—3-4
Whitey Skoog0700——3-10—1-1
Jim Holstein0400——2-4—0-2
Slater Martin0200——1-6—0-0
Dick Schnittker0100——0-5—1-2
Bob Harrison0000——0-4—0-0

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

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