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The 1955–56 season

87 belt games · 40 title changes

Syracuse Nationals carried the belt into the 1955–56 season. It changed hands 40 times among 8 franchises, 7 of those in the playoffs, and Philadelphia Warriors finished the season with it. Most defenses: Philadelphia Warriors, 18.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
693Nov 5, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 114–113Defense
694Nov 6, 1955Rochester Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 83–80Title change
695Nov 10, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 89–84Title change
696Nov 12, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 100–89Defense
697Nov 17, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 106–92Defense
698Nov 19, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 102–94Defense
699Nov 23, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 104–101Defense
700Nov 24, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 118–97Defense
701Nov 26, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 87–82Defense
702Nov 27, 1955Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 99–94Title change
703Nov 30, 1955St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 99–97Title change
704Dec 1, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 115–98Title change
705Dec 3, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 109–102Defense
706Dec 4, 1955Rochester Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 107–84Title change
707Dec 6, 1955New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 116–105Title change
708Dec 10, 1955New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 99–80Defense
709Dec 13, 1955New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 98–91Defense
710Dec 14, 1955Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 102–100Title change
711Dec 17, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 110–104Title change
712Dec 18, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 99–79Defense
713Dec 20, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 98–91Defense
714Dec 25, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat Rochester Royals 111–96Defense
715Dec 26, 1955Rochester Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 93–91Title change
716Dec 27, 1955Rochester Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 91–80Defense
717Dec 28, 1955New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 113–91Title change
718Dec 31, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 101–92Title change
719Jan 1, 1956Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 85–80Defense
720Jan 2, 1956Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 84–82Defense
721Jan 4, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 88–87Title change
722Jan 5, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 92–81Title change
723Jan 7, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 108–97Defense
724Jan 8, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 96–91Title change
725Jan 10, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 109–107Title change
726Jan 11, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 97–94Defense
727Jan 12, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 123–94Defense
728Jan 14, 1956Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 104–103Title change
729Jan 15, 1956New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 109–104Title change
730Jan 17, 1956New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 112–107Defense
731Jan 18, 1956Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 108–103Title change
732Jan 21, 1956Rochester Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 97–90Defense
733Jan 22, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 111–93Title change
734Jan 25, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 101–100Defense
735Jan 27, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 106–97Defense
736Jan 28, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 92–91Defense
737Jan 29, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 99–85Defense
738Feb 2, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–90Title change
739Feb 4, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–94Defense
740Feb 5, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Philadelphia Warriors 105–93Defense
741Feb 8, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 111–110Defense
742Feb 9, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 108–97Title change
743Feb 11, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–102Defense
744Feb 12, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 87–79Defense
745Feb 14, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 105–94Defense
746Feb 15, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 101–78Defense
747Feb 17, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 134–111Defense
748Feb 18, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 115–101Defense
749Feb 19, 1956Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 120–118Title change
750Feb 21, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 101–97Title change
751Feb 22, 1956Rochester Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 110–109Title change
752Feb 25, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 97–72Title change
753Feb 26, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 95–90Defense
754Feb 27, 1956Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–95Title change
755Feb 29, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 98–94Title change
756Mar 1, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 102–100Defense
757Mar 2, 1956Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 119–113Title change
758Mar 4, 1956Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 128–114Defense
759Mar 6, 1956New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 119–99Title change
760Mar 7, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 108–87Title change
761Mar 8, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 142–120Defense
762Mar 10, 1956Rochester Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 111–96Title change
763Mar 11, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 126–98Title change
764Mar 13, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 102–89Defense
765Mar 14, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 100–96Defense
766Mar 16, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 103–97 PlayoffsDefense
767Mar 17, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 116–115 PlayoffsTitle change
768Mar 19, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 133–75 PlayoffsTitle change
769Mar 21, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 116–115 PlayoffsTitle change
770Mar 22, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 86–85 PlayoffsDefense
771Mar 24, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 84–74 PlayoffsDefense
772Mar 25, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 107–84 PlayoffsTitle change
773Mar 27, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 93–84 PlayoffsDefense
774Mar 29, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 102–97 PlayoffsDefense
775Mar 31, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–94 PlayoffsTitle change
776Apr 1, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 84–83 PlayoffsTitle change
777Apr 3, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 100–96 PlayoffsTitle change
778Apr 5, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 107–105 PlayoffsDefense
779Apr 7, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 99–88 PlayoffsDefense

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