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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-10 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bobby Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Holstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davies | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bobby Wanzer | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Don Henriksen | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Tom Marshall | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Cal Christensen | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Odie Spears | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-5 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).