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Belt game 88 · December 15, 1947

Philadelphia Warriors take the belt

Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 74–71 on the road to start reign 39 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since December 8, 1947, with 2 defenses over 7 days.

Philadelphia Warriors held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 18, 1947.

39Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Chuck Halbert—19—0————5-0
Howie Dallmar—16—0————4-0
Joe Fulks—16—0————6-0
Jerry Fleishman—7—0————3-0
Ralph Kaplowitz—6—0————0-0
Angelo Musi—4—0————0-0
George Senesky—4—0————0-0
Stan Brown—2—0————0-0
Jack Rocker—0—0——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Carl Braun—25—0————5-0
John Palmer—11—0————5-0
Dick Holub—10—0————2-0
Leo Gottlieb—9—0————1-0
Ray Kuka—8—0————2-0
Lee Knorek—4—0————0-0
Stan Stutz—2—0————0-0
Paul Noel—2—0————0-0
Butch Van Breda Kolff—0—0——0-0—0-0

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

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