Belt game 881 · December 3, 1957
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–96 on the road to start reign 396 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since November 30, 1957, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 7, 1957.
396Reign number
35Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 32 | 22 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 8-9 |
| Tom Gola | 37 | 15 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 3-6 |
| Ernie Beck | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 3-6 |
| Walt Davis | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Jack George | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 27 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Neil Johnston | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Lennie Rosenbluth | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-2 |
| Joe Graboski | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 2-2 |
| George Dempsey | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Walsh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-2 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 38 | 27 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 11-15 | — | 5-5 |
| Larry Costello | 43 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Harrison | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 3-5 |
| Ed Conlin | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 30 | 11 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Togo Palazzi | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Seymour | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Hopkins | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Holup | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).