Belt game 1,097 · February 20, 1960
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 121–105 at home to start reign 502 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 13, 1960, with 4 defenses over 7 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 21, 1960.
502Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 4-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 6-7 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 5-6 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 4-5 |
| John Richter | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 | — | 3-7 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 39 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 15-30 | — | 9-13 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 10-14 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-22 | — | 2-4 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-5 |
| Si Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 4-5 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).