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Belt game 1,058 · December 12, 1959

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 126–117 on the road to start reign 488 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.

Philadelphia Warriors had held it since December 10, 1959, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 20 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 1, 1960.

488Reign number
51Team's reign
8Defenses
20Days held
Box score

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Paul Arizin02994——9-23—11-11
Guy Rodgers027610——13-23—1-1
Tom Gola025107——10-17—5-5
Wilt Chamberlain4822251——6-17—10-19
Andy Johnson01033——4-6—2-3
Ernie Beck0210——1-3—0-0
Woody Sauldsberry0231——1-8—0-0
Joe Graboski0021——0-1—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Russell4826223——12-23—2-2
Bob Cousy023411——9-24—5-7
K.C. Jones01811——7-10—4-5
Sam Jones01642——6-10—4-4
Bill Sharman01541——6-15—3-3
Tom Heinsohn015143——6-18—3-4
Frank Ramsey0863——2-7—4-4
Gene Conley0340——1-4—1-1
Jim Loscutoff0230——0-4—2-2

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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