Belt game 680 · March 18, 1955 · playoffs
Rochester Royals take the belt
Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 94–92 at home to start reign 308 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since March 16, 1955, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Rochester Royals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 19, 1955.
308Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Carney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Holstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-6 |
| Odie Spears | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Bob Davies | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Bobby Wanzer | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Don Henriksen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Cal Christensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).