Belt game 884 · December 10, 1957
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 114–104 on the road to start reign 398 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since December 7, 1957, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 11, 1957.
398Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-15 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).