Belt game 797 · December 2, 1956
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 106–96 at home to start reign 366 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since November 30, 1956, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 4, 1956.
366Reign number
40Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Mencel | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 7-8 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-4 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 29 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 12-20 | — | 5-5 |
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 7-7 |
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 7-8 |
| Jack George | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-5 |
| Ernie Beck | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| George Dempsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jackie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).