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
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 |
| Bill Tosheff | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Lofgran | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
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 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| George Senesky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-3 |
| Joe Fulks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).