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Belt game 642 · January 6, 1955

Philadelphia Warriors take the belt

Philadelphia Warriors beat Milwaukee Hawks 92–79 on the road to start reign 292 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.

Milwaukee Hawks had held it since January 2, 1955, with 2 defenses over 4 days.

Philadelphia Warriors held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 8, 1955.

292Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Neil Johnston02700————11-14
Joe Graboski02000————6-9
Paul Arizin01600————2-5
George Dempsey01000————2-2
Jack George0900————1-2
Robert Zawoluk0600————0-0
Danny Finn0200————0-0
Ken Murray0200————0-2
Walt Davis0000——0-0—0-0

Milwaukee Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Pettit02700————5-7
Frank Selvy02200————12-18
Bill Calhoun0800————4-7
Bob Harrison0700————5-7
Frank Saul0600————0-1
Chuck Cooper0300————1-6
Alex Hannum0300————1-3
Lew Hitch0200——0-0—2-2
Charlie Share0100——0-0—1-2

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

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