Belt game 614 · November 13, 1954
Milwaukee Hawks take the belt
Milwaukee Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 85–72 at home to start reign 277 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since November 11, 1954, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Milwaukee Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 14, 1954.
277Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 29 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 8-11 |
| Johnny Kerr | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-5 |
| Red Rocha | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Dick Farley | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 4-9 |
| Paul Seymour | 39 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Kenville | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| George King | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 1-3 |
| Earl Lloyd | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 1-4 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 0-11 | — | 2-5 |
Milwaukee Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Cooper | 43 | 23 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Bob Pettit | 43 | 21 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 8-24 | — | 5-8 |
| Charlie Share | 31 | 17 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 9-11 |
| Bob Harrison | 37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Calhoun | 48 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Lew Hitch | 25 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 3-4 |
| George Ratkovicz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Phil Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Ken McBride | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).