Belt game 1,118 · April 3, 1960 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 106–96 at home to start reign 516 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 2, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 5, 1960.
516Reign number
52Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 4-5 |
| Frank Ramsey | 41 | 20 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 6-9 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 39 | 19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 7-9 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 13 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 7-8 |
| Sam Jones | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Gene Conley | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 39 | 32 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 8-11 |
| Cliff Hagan | 43 | 25 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 5-7 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 29 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 39 | 13 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 3-6 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 46 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Larry Foust | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Piontek | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-5 |
| Al Ferrari | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).