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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Mel Hutchins02300————7-8
Larry Foust01700————7-8
Frank Brian01600————4-6
Bob Houbregs01200————4-4
Andy Phillip01100————3-4
Dick Rosenthal0900————5-5
George Yardley0800————4-4
Max Zaslofsky0000——0-0—0-0
Don Meineke0000——0-0—0-0

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Red Rocha02100————9-11
Dolph Schayes02100————9-11
George King01100————3-5
Bill Kenville01100————7-8
Paul Seymour01000————4-4
Johnny Kerr0800————2-7
Wally Osterkorn0400————2-2
Earl Lloyd0300————1-2
Jim Tucker0000——0-0—0-0
Dick Farley0000——0-0—0-2

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

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