Belt game 819 · January 17, 1957
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 94–93 on the road to start reign 373 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since January 9, 1957, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 20, 1957.
373Reign number
47Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 18 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-12 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Chuck Mencel | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sears | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-7 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-10 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).