Belt game 615 · November 14, 1954
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 93–91 at home to start reign 278 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Hawks had held it since November 13, 1954, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 18, 1954.
278Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Cooper | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-14 |
| Ken McBride | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| George Ratkovicz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Calhoun | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Phil Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-14 |
| Frank Brian | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| George Yardley | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Walther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).