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Belt game 562 · December 25, 1953

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 89–80 at home to start reign 250 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.

Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 20, 1953, with 1 defense over 5 days.

New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) on December 30, 1953.

250Reign number
33Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Carl Braun272141——9-11—3-6
Harry Gallatin3215144——4-10—7-8
Vince Boryla411492——5-15—4-4
Connie Simmons311393——4-10—5-11
Dick McGuire351088——4-7—2-4
Nat Clifton348104——3-7—2-3
Jim Baechtold25402——1-5—2-2
Ernie Vandeweghe3200——1-2—0-0
Al McGuire12222——1-1—0-1

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes3522177——8-18—6-7
George King361625——7-15—2-6
Paul Seymour411264——4-14—4-6
Billy Gabor16800——3-7—2-3
Jim Neal10630——3-5—0-0
Bill Kenville27630——2-5—2-4
Wally Osterkorn25440——1-7—2-4
Earl Lloyd27453——1-5—2-2
Bob Lavoy23242——0-5—2-2

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

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