Belt game 688 · April 3, 1955 · playoffs
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 96–89 at home to start reign 314 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 31, 1955, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 9, 1955.
314Reign number
27Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Frank Brian | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| George Yardley | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocha | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-11 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-11 |
| George King | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-7 |
| Wally Osterkorn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Farley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).