Belt game 883 · December 7, 1957
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 121–113 at home to start reign 397 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 3, 1957, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 10, 1957.
397Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-22 | — | 19-22 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-11 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).