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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 days.

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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy342647——12-26—2-2
Tom Heinsohn2120182——6-17—8-9
Bill Sharman291961——8-19—3-3
Bill Russell3519305——8-14—3-5
Gene Conley2512240——5-12—2-3
Frank Ramsey251183——4-12—3-4
Sam Jones19921——3-8—3-4
John Richter276100——3-10—0-1
K.C. Jones14615——3-9—0-0
Gene Guarilia11020——0-4—0-0

Minneapolis Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elgin Baylor3828192——10-23—8-9
Rod Hundley382048——9-29—2-2
Rudy LaRusso291671——5-15—6-10
Frank Selvy271622——6-13—4-5
Jim Krebs251060——5-11—0-0
Alexander Ellis271081——4-10—2-2
Ray Felix236101——2-7—2-4
Bob Leonard29353——1-13—1-2
Nick Mantis2200——1-2—0-0
Tom Hawkins2001——0-2—0-0

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

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