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Belt game 827 · January 30, 1957

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 119–116 on the road to start reign 375 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since January 20, 1957, with 5 defenses over 10 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 2, 1957.

375Reign number
32Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Sharman392605——10-23—6-6
Bill Russell4024260——8-17—8-8
Bob Cousy4318015——5-26—8-9
Tom Heinsohn281603——5-13—6-7
Frank Ramsey141500——3-7—9-9
Andy Phillip18601——3-6—0-0
Dick Hemric31601——3-8—0-1
Jack Nichols15500——2-4—1-1
Lou Tsioropoulos12000——0-3—0-0

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes3524123——7-14—10-11
Ed Conlin301901——8-23—3-4
Bob Harrison51602——7-10—2-4
Earl Lloyd461600——8-15—0-1
Bob Hopkins281501——5-15—5-7
Johnny Kerr2013140——3-6—7-8
Al Bianchi381004——3-18—4-5
Togo Palazzi12400——0-1—4-6
Joe Holup5200——0-2—2-2
Paul Seymour1000——0-0—0-0

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

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