Belt game 1,284 · March 2, 1962
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 138–120 at home to start reign 583 of the NBA belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 20, 1962, with 6 defenses over 10 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 4, 1962.
583Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 35 | 22 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 6-23 | — | 10-10 |
| Sam Jones | 29 | 21 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 20 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 8-13 |
| Carl Braun | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 4-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Gene Guarilia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Gary Phillips | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 40 | 43 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 17-28 | — | 9-12 |
| Bob Pettit | 42 | 33 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 9-11 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 40 | 20 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 4-7 |
| Shellie McMillon | 34 | 16 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 4-8 |
| Al Ferrari | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Stacey Arceneaux | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-4 |
| Cleo Hill | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Fred LaCour | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Foust | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).