Belt game 659 · February 5, 1955
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 96–88 on the road to start reign 300 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since February 4, 1955, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 11, 1955.
300Reign number
23Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 30 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10-13 |
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jack George | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Robert Zawoluk | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Danny Finn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ken Murray | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| George Dempsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-3 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Frank Brian | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Paul Walther | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).