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Belt game 613 · November 11, 1954

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 88–86 on the road to start reign 276 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.

Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since October 30, 1954, with 3 defenses over 12 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 13, 1954.

276Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes02200————8-10
Paul Seymour01500————7-7
Wally Osterkorn01000————2-3
Johnny Kerr01000————2-4
Red Rocha01000————2-3
Bill Kenville01000————2-2
George King0600————0-2
Earl Lloyd0500————1-1
Dick Farley0000——0-0—0-1

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Larry Foust02300————9-11
George Yardley01200————2-3
Frank Brian01200————4-5
Andy Phillip01100————5-7
Jim Fritsche0800————2-2
Don Meineke0600————2-2
Dick Rosenthal0500————3-4
Paul Walther0400——0-0—4-4
Max Zaslofsky0400————2-4
Mel Hutchins0100——0-0—1-3

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

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