Belt game 1,088 · February 7, 1960
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 142–135 on the road to start reign 498 of the NBA belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 5, 1960, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 9, 1960.
498Reign number
62Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 42 | 37 | 8 | 15 | — | — | 13-24 | — | 11-13 |
| Ken Sears | 39 | 37 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 14-23 | — | 9-9 |
| Charlie Tyra | 45 | 24 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 8-14 |
| Johnny Green | 34 | 21 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 3-6 |
| Dick Garmaker | 42 | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Jack George | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Palmer | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Farmer | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 40 | 46 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 18-36 | — | 10-10 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 27 | 28 | 3 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 7-9 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 34 | 22 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 8-23 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Sharman | 32 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Gene Conley | 32 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Jones | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| K.C. Jones | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| John Richter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).