Belt game 717 · December 28, 1955
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 113–91 on the road to start reign 326 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Rochester Royals had held it since December 26, 1955, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 31, 1955.
326Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bobby Wanzer | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-11 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Richard Atha | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Bob Peterson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).