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Belt game 691 · April 9, 1955 · playoffs

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 109–104 at home to start reign 315 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.

Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since April 3, 1955, with 2 defenses over 6 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 211 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 6, 1955.

315Reign number
26Team's reign
2Defenses
211Days held
Box score

Fort Wayne Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
George Yardley031120——10-18—11-14
Frank Brian02408————10-13
Bob Houbregs01200————6-6
Larry Foust01100——4-11—3-5
Andy Phillip0900————3-3
Don Meineke0900————3-3
Mel Hutchins0400——1-12—2-3
Dick Rosenthal0200————0-0
Max Zaslofsky0200————0-0
Paul Walther0000——0-0—0-1

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes028125——7-17—14-17
Johnny Kerr02000————2-5
Earl Lloyd01600————4-5
George King01500——6-15—3-4
Paul Seymour01500——5-11—5-5
Bill Kenville0800————6-6
Dick Farley0400————2-2
Red Rocha0200——0-0—2-3
Wally Osterkorn0100——0-0—1-3

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

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