Belt game 1,212 · April 9, 1961 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 119–104 on the road to start reign 555 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since April 8, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 214 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 9, 1961.
555Reign number
70Team's reign
5Defenses
214Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 46 | 40 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 14-23 | — | 12-12 |
| Cliff Hagan | 43 | 22 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 7-20 | — | 8-10 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 3-6 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Si Green | 30 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Ferrari | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 10-12 |
| Thomas Sanders | 33 | 22 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 2-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7-20 | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Sharman | 30 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 0-1 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 14 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 4-10 |
| Frank Ramsey | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Sam Jones | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 5-6 |
| Gene Conley | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).