Belt game 895 · January 2, 1958
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 131–98 at home to start reign 405 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 29, 1957, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 5, 1958.
405Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 0 | 27 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 9-25 | — | 9-9 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 25 | 29 | 2 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 5-5 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 2-4 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 5-5 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 3-5 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 5-5 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 17 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 6-23 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 6-10 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 0-2 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-10 | — | 3-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).