Belt game 780 · October 27, 1956
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 109–103 on the road to start reign 356 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since April 3, 1956, with 2 defenses over 207 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 4, 1956.
356Reign number
30Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 31 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 11-15 |
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 11-37 | — | 6-7 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 4-5 |
| George Dempsey | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 3-5 |
| Ernie Beck | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 3-5 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 33 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 14-31 | — | 5-9 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 3-6 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 3-4 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 3-3 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-4 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 8 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Tucker | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Savage | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Holup | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).