Belt game 567 · January 5, 1954
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat Milwaukee Hawks 99–88 at home to start reign 253 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Hawks had held it since January 1, 1954, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) on January 9, 1954.
253Reign number
25Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 33 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 15-19 | — | 3-4 |
| Robert Zawoluk | 0 | 27 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 11-13 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 10-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Danny Finn | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-5 |
| Jack George | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-3 |
| George Senesky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-3 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Fulks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Calhoun | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 5-6 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Don Sunderlage | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 4-6 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 1-3 |
| Red Holzman | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Tosheff | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Lofgran | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).