Belt game 845 · February 25, 1957
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 108–102 at home to start reign 385 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 21, 1957, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 27, 1957.
385Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15-18 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-6 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Thieben | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Chuck Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Holup | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-10 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).