Belt game 846 · February 27, 1957
Rochester Royals take the belt
Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 90–76 at home to start reign 386 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since February 25, 1957, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Rochester Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 1, 1957.
386Reign number
33Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Burrow | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Dick Ricketts | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Marshall | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Chuck Noble | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Bill Thieben | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).