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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-7 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Chuck Mencel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sears | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-13 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-8 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).