Belt game 626 · December 8, 1954
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 101–99 on the road to start reign 284 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 7, 1954, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 14, 1954.
284Reign number
31Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | 40 | 25 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 7-20 | — | 11-11 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 39 | 24 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 9-23 | — | 6-7 |
| Whitey Skoog | 34 | 20 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 0-0 |
| Slater Martin | 46 | 12 | 0 | 14 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Holstein | 30 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick Schnittker | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Sunderlage | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Bobby Watson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Kalafat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 45 | 28 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 10-13 |
| Bob Cousy | 35 | 22 | 0 | 9 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 10-10 |
| Bill Sharman | 43 | 13 | 0 | 7 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 5-6 |
| Bob Brannum | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack Nichols | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-5 |
| Freddie Scolari | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dwight Morrison | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Barksdale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).