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Belt game 892 · December 28, 1957

Philadelphia Warriors take the belt

Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 122–115 at home to start reign 403 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since December 27, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Philadelphia Warriors held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 29, 1957.

403Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Carl Braun02700————11-13
Richie Guerin02473————12-20
Willie Naulls017151————5-6
Guy Sparrow01200————2-2
Ken Sears010131————4-5
Ray Felix0900————5-5
Mel Hutchins0800————0-3
Ron Sobie0500————1-1
Larry Friend0300————1-1

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Joe Graboski03500————7-10
Neil Johnston026153————12-15
Paul Arizin019142————5-6
Ernie Beck01900————5-5
Tom Gola013810————5-6
Woody Sauldsberry0600————2-2
Walt Davis0200————0-0
Jack George0200——0-0—2-3
George Dempsey0000——0-0—0-0
Pat Dunn0000——0-0—0-0

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

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