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Belt game 891 · December 27, 1957

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 125–120 at home to start reign 402 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.

Detroit Pistons had held it since December 26, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 28, 1957.

402Reign number
50Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Carl Braun02800————6-6
Ken Sears02300————5-9
Richie Guerin02300————5-7
Willie Naulls01400————0-2
Guy Sparrow01200————0-0
Ron Sobie01100————3-4
Ray Felix0900————3-6
Mel Hutchins0500————1-2

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
George Yardley03100————13-16
Nat Clifton02700————1-5
Harry Gallatin025230————7-10
Gene Shue01000————4-7
Dick McGuire01000————4-4
Phil Jordon0600————2-2
Bill Thieben0400————0-0
Chuck Noble0400————0-2
Walter Dukes0300——0-0—3-3
Tom Marshall0000——0-0—0-0

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

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