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Togo Palazzi

Played in 74 belt games from October 31, 1954 to October 24, 1959, winning 32. Helped take the belt 18 times.

74Belt games
32–42Record
18Title-winning games
7.1PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 527 PTS, 104 REB, 25 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oct 24, 1959Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 121–109L0400————0-0
Feb 21, 1959Syracuse Nationals at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 113–112L0720——3-7—1-1
Feb 19, 1959Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 113–105W8231——1-3—0-0
Feb 14, 1959Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 124–121L6500——1-2—3-3
Feb 5, 1959Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 111–98L12740——2-8—3-3
Feb 1, 1959Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 139–137L4000——0-0—0-0
Jan 6, 1959Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 118–108L01400————0-0
Jan 4, 1959Syracuse Nationals vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 118–94W02000————4-4
Jan 2, 1959Syracuse Nationals at Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 117–107W0150——0-5—1-1
Dec 29, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 107–105L8400——2-5—0-1
Dec 16, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 108–104L0900————1-1
Dec 14, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 101–95W5000——0-2—0-0
Nov 28, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 101–93L0830——4-10—0-0
Nov 22, 1958Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 114–99L01200————4-6
Nov 15, 1958Syracuse Nationals vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 96–92L01500————3-4
Mar 2, 1958Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 107–100L17840——3-7—2-4
Feb 18, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 120–98L0800————0-1
Feb 4, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 118–113L01200————0-1
Feb 2, 1958Syracuse Nationals at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 102–100W0700————3-4
Feb 1, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 97–91W0800————4-5
Jan 11, 1958Syracuse Nationals at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 105–100L0400————2-2
Jan 2, 1958Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 131–98L01041——5-8—0-2
Jan 1, 1958Syracuse Nationals vs. Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 120–109W01100————3-4
Dec 29, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 105–97W131410——6-8—2-5
Dec 21, 1957Syracuse Nationals at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 146–136L0800————2-2
Dec 11, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 110–95L0400————0-0
Dec 10, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 114–104W0800————2-2
Dec 7, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 121–113L0500————1-1
Dec 6, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 118–91W1918103——6-14—6-7
Dec 3, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 119–96W11830——3-9—2-2
Nov 3, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 113–95L0400————2-3
Nov 2, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 107–83L0800————2-2
Feb 25, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 108–102L0800————0-0
Feb 24, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 109–93W0400————0-0
Feb 23, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 103–101W0400————0-0
Feb 21, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 92–86W01030——4-11—2-2
Feb 11, 1957Syracuse Nationals at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 107–101L01100————1-2
Feb 10, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 102–100W0700————5-6
Feb 9, 1957Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksTook the belt · 101–89W01200————4-5
Feb 2, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 107–100L0863——3-9—2-4
Jan 31, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 105–104W01200————8-9
Jan 30, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 119–116W12400——0-1—4-6
Jan 23, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 140–108L292593——9-19—7-9
Jan 10, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 118–110L0700————3-3
Jan 9, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 93–86L0200————0-1
Jan 6, 1957Syracuse Nationals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 128–123W02360——8-15—7-7
Jan 4, 1957Syracuse Nationals at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 116–106W351005——2-9—6-9
Dec 16, 1956Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 116–104L0200——1-2—0-0
Nov 15, 1956Boston Celtics at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 98–95L0000——0-0—0-0
Mar 8, 1956Boston Celtics at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 142–120L01590——6-15—3-4

Newest 50 of 74 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSREBASTSTL
1959–60Syracuse Nationals10–10400—
1958–59Syracuse Nationals144–103104171—
1957–58Syracuse Nationals177–104145224—
1956–57Syracuse Nationals179–841492411—
1955–56Boston Celtics114–7386287—
1954–55Boston Celtics148–6439132—

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.

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