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Belt game 763 · March 11, 1956

Minneapolis Lakers take the belt

Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 126–98 at home to start reign 348 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.

Rochester Royals had held it since March 10, 1956, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Minneapolis Lakers held it for 6 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 17, 1956.

348Reign number
38Team's reign
3Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Maurice Stokes01700————3-5
Richie Regan01600————6-7
Bobby Wanzer01300————5-6
Jack Twyman01200————2-3
Don Meineke01100————5-6
Ed Fleming01100————5-6
Art Spoelstra0900————5-5
Connie Simmons0500————1-1
Chris Harris0200——0-0—2-3
Dick Ricketts0200————0-0

Minneapolis Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Clyde Lovellette02400————4-7
Slater Martin01900————9-11
George Mikan01700————7-10
Whitey Skoog01600————2-2
Ed Kalafat01400————4-4
Vern Mikkelsen01000————4-4
Dick Schnittker01000————4-4
Dick Garmaker01000————4-4
Lew Hitch0500————3-3
Chuck Mencel0100——0-0—1-2

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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