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Belt game 663 · February 12, 1955

Minneapolis Lakers take the belt

Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 96–95 on the road to start reign 302 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.

Rochester Royals had held it since February 11, 1955, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Minneapolis Lakers held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on February 23, 1955.

302Reign number
32Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score

Minneapolis Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Clyde Lovellette02500————5-5
Vern Mikkelsen02300————9-10
Jim Pollard02300————5-5
Slater Martin0800————2-3
Whitey Skoog0700————1-2
Dick Schnittker0700————5-5
Ed Kalafat0200————0-0
Bobby Watson0100——0-0—1-1
Jim Holstein0000——0-0—0-0

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Davies01700————7-9
Jack Coleman01600————0-1
Bobby Wanzer01400————4-4
Don Henriksen01400————2-4
Jack McMahon01100————5-6
Tom Marshall0800————4-4
Arnie Risen0600————2-4
Cal Christensen0500————1-1
Odie Spears0400——0-0—4-5
Art Spoelstra0000——0-0—0-0

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

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