Belt game 969 · December 14, 1958
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Detroit Pistons 101–95 on the road to start reign 443 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 10, 1958, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 16, 1958.
443Reign number
40Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 43 | 23 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 7-8 |
| Larry Costello | 45 | 23 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 7-10 |
| Al Bianchi | 36 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny Kerr | 41 | 14 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 8-8 |
| Ed Conlin | 29 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Hopkins | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Connie Dierking | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Paul Seymour | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Togo Palazzi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick McGuire | 35 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7-9 | — | 8-9 |
| Phil Jordon | 40 | 19 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 5-6 |
| Dick Farley | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 6-7 |
| George Yardley | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 0-2 |
| Walter Dukes | 29 | 9 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 3-14 | — | 3-7 |
| Chuck Noble | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Shue | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Holup | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Barney Cable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Shellie McMillon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).