Belt game 979 · January 2, 1959
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 117–107 on the road to start reign 446 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since December 30, 1958, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 6, 1959.
446Reign number
41Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Sauldsberry | 0 | 41 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 18-38 | — | 5-7 |
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 25 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 13-19 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Andy Johnson | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-6 |
| Guy Rodgers | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-3 |
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Jack George | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Vern Hatton | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Ernie Beck | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Costello | 0 | 29 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 9-9 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 9-10 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 23 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 5-7 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 20 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 6-22 | — | 8-8 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 15 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Connie Dierking | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).