Belt game 1,116 · March 29, 1960 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 113–103 on the road to start reign 514 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 24, 1960, with 1 defense over 5 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 2, 1960.
514Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13-30 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 21 | 40 | 1 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 5-9 |
| Frank Ramsey | 43 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 31 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 7-23 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 35 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 3-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Sam Jones | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 43 | 35 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 14-29 | — | 7-7 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 28 | 21 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 5-6 |
| Cliff Hagan | 31 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Si Green | 32 | 13 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Al Ferrari | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Foust | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Piontek | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Ferry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).