Belt game 721 · January 4, 1956
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 88–87 on the road to start reign 328 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 31, 1955, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on January 5, 1956.
328Reign number
33Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 35 | 21 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 4-18 | — | 13-14 |
| George King | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 7-10 |
| Johnny Kerr | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Kenville | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Red Rocha | 36 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 4-6 |
| Paul Seymour | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Conlin | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-2 |
| Jim Tucker | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Farley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnston | 39 | 26 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 8-14 |
| Paul Arizin | 44 | 19 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Jack George | 39 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Joe Graboski | 42 | 14 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 6-9 |
| Tom Gola | 47 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Ernie Beck | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-1 |
| George Dempsey | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jackie Moore | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).