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 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 21, 1954.
268Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Fred Schaus | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Donald Ackerman | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Vince Boryla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Zawoluk | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Danny Finn | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Paul Walther | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jack George | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| George Senesky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Joe Fulks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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