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Belt game 798 · December 4, 1956

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 101–88 at home to start reign 367 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.

Minneapolis Lakers had held it since December 2, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 11, 1956.

367Reign number
46Team's reign
4Defenses
7Days held
Box score

Minneapolis Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Clyde Lovellette02100————7-9
Bob Leonard01300————1-3
Whitey Skoog01000————2-3
Vern Mikkelsen01000————4-4
Ed Kalafat0900————3-7
Dick Garmaker0900————5-6
Dick Schnittker0800————2-2
Walter Dukes0600————4-4
Chuck Mencel0200————0-0
Jim Paxson0000——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Ken Sears01800————10-13
Harry Gallatin01600————6-8
Nat Clifton01400————2-4
Ray Felix01300————5-6
Jim Baechtold01000————4-5
Slater Martin0900————5-5
Carl Braun0900————3-4
Dick McGuire0500————3-8
Richie Guerin0500————1-3
Ron Sobie0200————0-0

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

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