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Belt game 685 · March 27, 1955 · playoffs

Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt

Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 105–96 on the road to start reign 312 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.

Minneapolis Lakers had held it since March 23, 1955, with 0 defenses over 4 days.

Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 31, 1955.

312Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dick Rosenthal02100——7-15—7-9
Mel Hutchins02100——9-17—3-5
Larry Foust01500——6-16—3-5
Andy Phillip012012——4-10—4-4
Don Meineke0900——3-6—3-3
George Yardley0900——2-8—5-8
Max Zaslofsky0700——2-6—3-4
Bob Houbregs0700——3-11—1-1
Paul Walther0400——1-2—2-2
Frank Brian0000——0-0—0-0

Minneapolis Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Clyde Lovellette02500——8-14—9-12
Jim Pollard01900——7-13—5-7
Dick Schnittker01400——2-10—10-12
Jim Holstein01000——4-6—2-2
Slater Martin0900——3-14—3-5
Vern Mikkelsen0800——3-8—2-4
Whitey Skoog0500——1-8—3-3
Ed Kalafat0400——1-8—2-2
Lew Hitch0200——0-3—2-2
Bob Carney0000——0-0—0-0

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

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