Belt game 1,117 · April 2, 1960 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 102–86 on the road to start reign 515 of the NBA belt, the 59th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 29, 1960, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on April 3, 1960.
515Reign number
59Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 41 | 23 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 1-5 |
| Cliff Hagan | 37 | 16 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 5-22 | — | 6-6 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Si Green | 32 | 13 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Larry Foust | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Al Ferrari | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Piontek | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Ferry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 13-31 | — | 4-8 |
| Frank Ramsey | 44 | 24 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 10-15 | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 15 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 7-10 |
| Bill Sharman | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Cousy | 39 | 10 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 4-6 |
| K.C. Jones | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Sam Jones | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Gene Conley | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).