Belt game 928 · March 5, 1958
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 102–91 at home to start reign 421 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 4, 1958, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 7, 1958.
421Reign number
39Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-7 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Ray Felix | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Brendan McCann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).