Belt game 755 · February 29, 1956
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 98–94 at home to start reign 343 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 27, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 2, 1956.
343Reign number
37Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 47 | 32 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 10-12 |
| Johnny Kerr | 37 | 21 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 7-11 |
| Paul Seymour | 36 | 10 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Ed Conlin | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Farley | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 5-7 |
| Bill Kenville | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Red Rocha | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Tucker | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| George King | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 39 | 30 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 13-33 | — | 4-6 |
| Whitey Skoog | 41 | 20 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Slater Martin | 41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 4-6 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 3-4 |
| Chuck Mencel | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 3-3 |
| Ed Kalafat | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-6 |
| Dick Schnittker | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-3 |
| George Mikan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Lew Hitch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).