Belt game 671 · February 27, 1955
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 95–83 on the road to start reign 304 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since February 23, 1955, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 1, 1955.
304Reign number
39Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Felix | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-12 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Bob Peterson | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jack Turner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bert Cook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| George Yardley | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-10 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Paul Walther | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Frank Brian | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).