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The 1956–57 season

85 belt games · 38 title changes

Philadelphia Warriors carried the belt into the 1956–57 season. It changed hands 38 times among 8 franchises, 6 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Minneapolis Lakers, 11.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
780	Oct 27, 1956	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 109–103	Title change
781	Oct 28, 1956	Syracuse Nationals beat Rochester Royals 91–75	Defense
782	Nov 3, 1956	Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 75–73	Defense
783	Nov 4, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 78–76	Title change
784	Nov 7, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 107–101	Defense
785	Nov 10, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 86–79	Defense
786	Nov 11, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 96–81	Title change
787	Nov 15, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 98–95	Defense
788	Nov 17, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 92–87	Title change
789	Nov 18, 1956	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 102–69	Title change
790	Nov 21, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 104–103	Title change
791	Nov 22, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 104–102	Defense
792	Nov 24, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–88	Title change
793	Nov 25, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 112–88	Title change
794	Nov 27, 1956	New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 105–98	Title change
795	Nov 30, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 110–99	Title change
796	Dec 1, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 107–95	Defense
797	Dec 2, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 106–96	Title change
798	Dec 4, 1956	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 101–88	Title change
799	Dec 6, 1956	New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 95–92	Defense
800	Dec 7, 1956	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 107–101	Defense
801	Dec 8, 1956	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 109–104	Defense
802	Dec 9, 1956	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 100–91	Defense
803	Dec 11, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 137–128	Title change
804	Dec 12, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 115–99	Title change
805	Dec 15, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 117–108	Defense
806	Dec 16, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 116–104	Defense
807	Dec 23, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 95–90	Defense
808	Dec 25, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 89–82	Defense
809	Dec 26, 1956	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 120–97	Title change
810	Dec 27, 1956	Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 97–92	Defense
811	Dec 30, 1956	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 105–92	Defense
812	Jan 1, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 100–87	Defense
813	Jan 4, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 116–106	Title change
814	Jan 6, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 128–123	Defense
815	Jan 9, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 93–86	Title change
816	Jan 10, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 118–110	Defense
817	Jan 12, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 105–87	Defense
818	Jan 13, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–87	Defense
819	Jan 17, 1957	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 94–93	Title change
820	Jan 19, 1957	New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 102–100	Defense
821	Jan 20, 1957	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 114–78	Title change
822	Jan 23, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 140–108	Defense
823	Jan 25, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 115–106	Defense
824	Jan 27, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 107–87	Defense
825	Jan 28, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 105–95	Defense
826	Jan 29, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 103–91	Defense
827	Jan 30, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 119–116	Title change
828	Jan 31, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 105–104	Defense
829	Feb 2, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 107–100	Title change
830	Feb 3, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 110–108	Defense
831	Feb 4, 1957	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 103–91	Title change
832	Feb 6, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 108–93	Title change
833	Feb 8, 1957	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 92–90	Title change
834	Feb 9, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 101–89	Title change
835	Feb 10, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 102–100	Defense
836	Feb 11, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 107–101	Title change
837	Feb 12, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 110–105	Title change
838	Feb 13, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 115–114	Defense
839	Feb 14, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 99–97	Defense
840	Feb 15, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 105–104	Title change
841	Feb 17, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 123–115	Defense
842	Feb 21, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 92–86	Title change
843	Feb 23, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 103–101	Defense
844	Feb 24, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Rochester Royals 109–93	Defense
845	Feb 25, 1957	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 108–102	Title change
846	Feb 27, 1957	Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 90–76	Title change
847	Mar 1, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 125–117	Title change
848	Mar 3, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 119–108	Defense
849	Mar 7, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 109–104	Defense
850	Mar 8, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 101–97	Defense
851	Mar 10, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 117–104	Defense
852	Mar 12, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 100–94	Defense
853	Mar 13, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 114–97	Defense
854	Mar 16, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 114–111 Playoffs	Title change
855	Mar 21, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 118–109 Playoffs	Defense
856	Mar 24, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 106–104 Playoffs	Defense
857	Mar 25, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 143–135 Playoffs	Defense
858	Mar 30, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 125–123 Playoffs	Defense
859	Mar 31, 1957	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 119–99 Playoffs	Title change
860	Apr 6, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 100–98 Playoffs	Title change
861	Apr 7, 1957	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 123–118 Playoffs	Title change
862	Apr 9, 1957	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 124–109 Playoffs	Defense
863	Apr 11, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 96–94 Playoffs	Title change
864	Apr 13, 1957	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 125–123 Playoffs	Title change

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