Belt game 1,163 · January 8, 1961
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 133–104 at home to start reign 531 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 5, 1961, with 1 defense over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 11, 1961.
531Reign number
56Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 37 | 24 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 38 | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7-26 | — | 8-8 |
| Bill Russell | 46 | 16 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 4-9 |
| Frank Ramsey | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 2-3 |
| Gene Conley | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 44 | 37 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 14-27 | — | 9-11 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 36 | 23 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Pettit | 34 | 19 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 13-15 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 44 | 19 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 3-6 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 23 | 15 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 1-3 |
| Si Green | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Foust | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred LaCour | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Al Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).