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Belt game 834 · February 9, 1957

Syracuse Nationals take the belt

Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 101–89 on the road to start reign 380 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since February 8, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 11, 1957.

380Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Johnny Kerr02100————1-1
Earl Lloyd02100————3-6
Paul Seymour01400————2-3
Joe Holup01300————5-6
Togo Palazzi01200————4-5
Dolph Schayes0900————1-2
Ed Conlin0600————4-5
Al Bianchi0400————2-2
Bob Hopkins0100——0-0—1-2
Bob Harrison0000——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Harry Gallatin01700————7-9
Nat Clifton01500————1-1
Ray Felix01300————1-2
Dick McGuire01100————1-2
Carl Braun01000————4-5
Ron Sobie0800————2-2
Ken Sears0700————1-2
Willie Naulls0500————1-1
Richie Guerin0300————1-2

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

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