Belt game 711 · December 17, 1955
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 110–104 on the road to start reign 324 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 14, 1955, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 26, 1955.
324Reign number
27Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 43 | 33 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 14-26 | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Macauley | 42 | 19 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 9-12 |
| Bob Cousy | 42 | 19 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-7 |
| Arnie Risen | 26 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Jack Nichols | 29 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Dwight Morrison | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 2-5 |
| Togo Palazzi | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 0-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Ernie Barrett | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Hemric | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 40 | 28 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 14-15 |
| Johnny Kerr | 41 | 22 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 6-7 |
| George King | 48 | 20 | 8 | 13 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 4-6 |
| Red Rocha | 30 | 16 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Dick Farley | 36 | 12 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Conlin | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Kenville | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Tucker | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).