Belt game 1,132 · November 16, 1960
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 124–106 at home to start reign 522 of the NBA belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since November 12, 1960, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 15 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 1, 1960.
522Reign number
62Team's reign
8Defenses
15Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 37 | 22 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 8-9 |
| Cliff Hagan | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 3-4 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 31 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 0-2 |
| Si Green | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Al Ferrari | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 2-3 |
| Larry Foust | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Dave Piontek | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred LaCour | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie Beck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 44 | 30 | 0 | 9 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 6-11 |
| Frank Ramsey | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Bill Sharman | 39 | 19 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 8-24 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Russell | 45 | 19 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 7-9 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 17 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 5-7 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Gene Conley | 24 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Sam Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).