Belt game 893 · December 29, 1957
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 105–97 at home to start reign 404 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since December 28, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 2, 1958.
404Reign number
37Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 42 | 31 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 13-13 |
| Neil Johnston | 31 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Ernie Beck | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Joe Graboski | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 3-4 |
| George Dempsey | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Pat Dunn | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Lennie Rosenbluth | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-4 |
| Jack George | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Gola | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Walt Davis | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-1 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 37 | 23 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 13-13 |
| Larry Costello | 38 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 6-8 |
| Togo Palazzi | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 2-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Harrison | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Hopkins | 23 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Earl Lloyd | 25 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Ed Conlin | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Seymour | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).