Belt game 790 · November 21, 1956
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 104–103 at home to start reign 361 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 18, 1956, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 24, 1956.
361Reign number
34Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Chuck Noble | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Bill Thieben | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).