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Belt game 813 · January 4, 1957

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 116–106 on the road to start reign 371 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since December 26, 1956, with 3 defenses over 9 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 9, 1957.

371Reign number
31Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy393206——12-23—8-11
Bill Sharman392602——9-25—8-9
Tom Heinsohn221401——7-18—0-0
Jim Loscutoff3311132——5-14—1-1
Jack Nichols21800——3-5—2-2
Bill Russell347163——3-12—1-4
Arnie Risen9400——1-4—2-3
Lou Tsioropoulos4300——1-2—1-1
Andy Phillip18102——0-1—1-2
Dick Hemric10000——0-2—0-0
Frank Ramsey18001——0-3—0-1

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Harrison422304——10-19—3-4
Earl Lloyd4122128——11-21—0-0
Ed Conlin371705——4-12—9-11
Dolph Schayes2815132——6-9—3-5
Al Bianchi131001——2-5—6-10
Joe Holup201000——3-7—4-5
Togo Palazzi351005——2-9—6-9
Johnny Kerr14600——2-7—2-3
Paul Seymour10301——1-1—1-2

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

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