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Belt game 592 · February 20, 1954

Philadelphia Warriors take the belt

Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 89–75 on the road to start reign 268 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since February 18, 1954, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Philadelphia Warriors held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 21, 1954.

268Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Robert Zawoluk02500————7-9
Neil Johnston02200————6-8
Danny Finn01100————3-5
Paul Walther01100————3-3
Joe Graboski01000————2-3
Jack George0800————4-6
George Senesky0200——0-0—2-2
Joe Fulks0000——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Nat Clifton01900————1-2
Fred Schaus01400————2-3
Connie Simmons01000————4-6
Jim Baechtold0800————2-4
Donald Ackerman0700————1-2
Al McGuire0600————2-6
Harry Gallatin0600————2-5
Carl Braun0500————3-5
Vince Boryla0000——0-0—0-0

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

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