The NBA Belt · reign 71
Rochester Royals
Took the belt from Chicago Stags, 90–75, on January 9, 1949. Lost it to Providence Steamrollers, 88–80, on February 3, 1949.
9Defenses
25Days
1stReign for the franchise
+1Closest call · Jan 23, 1949
8.0Average winning margin
96thLongest of 3,250 reigns, by days
33rdMost defenses of 3,250 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Providence Steamrollers, 88–80, on February 3, 1949.
Defended against
Baltimore Bullets ×2Fort Wayne Pistons ×2Philadelphia WarriorsJetsBombersKnicksCeltics
The season
- 1948–49: they had the best record (45–15–0); Minneapolis Lakers won the league title; 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 20 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Rochester Royals across the 5 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Davies | 89 | 5 |
| 2 | Arnie Risen | 72 | 5 |
| 3 | Bobby Wanzer | 64 | 5 |
| 4 | Mike Novak | 44 | 5 |
| 5 | Andy Duncan | 37 | 5 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Rochester Royals’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Jan 9, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Chicago Stags 90–75 Game → | +15 | Title change |
| 165 | Jan 11, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 83–71 | +12 | Defense |
| 166 | Jan 13, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 102–85 | +17 | Defense |
| 167 | Jan 15, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 73–62 | +11 | Defense |
| 168 | Jan 19, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Indianapolis Jets 70–66 | +4 | Defense |
| 169 | Jan 20, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat St. Louis Bombers 84–74 | +10 | Defense |
| 170 | Jan 22, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 103–98 | +5 | Defense |
| 171 | Jan 23, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 81–80 | +1 | Defense |
| 172 | Jan 29, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 90–86 | +4 | Defense |
| 173 | Feb 1, 1949 | Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 76–68 | +8 | Defense |
| 174 | Feb 3, 1949 | Providence Steamrollers beat Rochester Royals 88–80 | −8 | Title change |