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Belt game 616 · November 18, 1954

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 91–82 at home to start reign 279 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.

Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since November 14, 1954, with 0 defenses over 4 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 1, 1954.

279Reign number
21Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Earl Lloyd02200————2-2
Johnny Kerr01900————5-6
Paul Seymour01200————8-8
Bill Kenville01100————5-6
Dolph Schayes01100————7-11
Red Rocha01100————5-6
Dick Farley0300——0-0—3-4
George King0200————0-2
Wally Osterkorn0000——0-0—0-0

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Larry Foust03000————10-13
George Yardley01700————5-9
Frank Brian0800————0-0
Max Zaslofsky0800————0-2
Mel Hutchins0700————3-5
Andy Phillip0600————2-4
Don Meineke0400————2-3
Paul Walther0200——0-0—2-3
Dick Rosenthal0000——0-0—0-1
Jim Fritsche0000——0-0—0-0

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

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