Belt game 694 · November 6, 1955
Rochester Royals take the belt
Rochester Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 83–80 at home to start reign 316 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since April 9, 1955, with 2 defenses over 211 days.
Rochester Royals held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 10, 1955.
316Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 17 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 0-3 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Jack Coleman | 33 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-6 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Bobby Wanzer | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
| James Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 34 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 7-7 |
| George King | 29 | 14 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 0-3 |
| Red Rocha | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Bill Kenville | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 7-10 |
| Paul Seymour | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Conlin | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 7-12 |
| Johnny Kerr | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 25 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick Farley | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Tucker | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).