Belt game 794 · November 27, 1956
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 105–98 at home to start reign 364 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since November 25, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 30, 1956.
364Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-9 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| George Yardley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Thieben | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Chuck Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).