Belt game 1,119 · April 5, 1960 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 127–102 at home to start reign 517 of the NBA belt, the 60th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since April 3, 1960, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on April 7, 1960.
517Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 32 | 28 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 10-11 |
| Bob Pettit | 36 | 23 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 5-7 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 41 | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 5-5 |
| Dave Piontek | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 1-1 |
| Al Ferrari | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Ferry | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Si Green | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 1-4 |
| Larry Foust | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 37 | 34 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 14-25 | — | 6-9 |
| Bill Sharman | 41 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 11-27 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Cousy | 37 | 21 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Russell | 45 | 17 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 3-6 |
| Frank Ramsey | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Gene Conley | 26 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| John Richter | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Sam Jones | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).