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Belt game 657 · February 3, 1955

Rochester Royals take the belt

Rochester Royals beat Milwaukee Hawks 88–87 on the road to start reign 298 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.

Milwaukee Hawks had held it since January 31, 1955, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Rochester Royals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 4, 1955.

298Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bobby Wanzer02000————10-10
Bob Davies01300————7-8
Tom Marshall01200————4-6
Jack Coleman01000————2-4
Jack McMahon01000————2-2
Arnie Risen0700————3-5
Odie Spears0500————1-1
Art Spoelstra0400————0-0
Cal Christensen0400————2-3
Don Henriksen0300——0-0—3-5

Milwaukee Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Pettit03200————10-14
Frank Selvy01400————4-4
Bob Harrison01100————1-3
Frank Saul0900————5-5
Charlie Share0700————5-7
Lew Hitch0500————1-2
Alex Hannum0400————0-0
Bill Calhoun0300————1-1
Chuck Cooper0200————0-0

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

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