Belt game 1,102 · February 26, 1960
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 128–111 at home to start reign 507 of the NBA belt, the 55th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since February 25, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 3, 1960.
507Reign number
55Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 34 | 26 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 21 | 20 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 8-9 |
| Bill Russell | 35 | 19 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Sharman | 29 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 3-3 |
| Gene Conley | 25 | 12 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Sam Jones | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 3-4 |
| John Richter | 27 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 38 | 28 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 8-9 |
| Rod Hundley | 38 | 20 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 9-29 | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Selvy | 27 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 6-10 |
| Jim Krebs | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Alexander Ellis | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Ray Felix | 23 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Leonard | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Nick Mantis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).