Belt game 885 · December 11, 1957
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 110–95 at home to start reign 399 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 10, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 15, 1957.
399Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).