Belt game 684 · March 23, 1955 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 99–91 at home to start reign 311 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since March 20, 1955, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 27, 1955.
311Reign number
35Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 10-10 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-15 | — | 11-11 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-25 | — | 2-4 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Jim Holstein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 1-4 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 3-6 |
| Bob Carney | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 9-12 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 7-10 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 4-8 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Paul Walther | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Brian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).