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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Tom Heinsohn3522150——6-23—10-10
Sam Jones292150——10-16—1-2
Bill Russell4820130——6-11—8-13
Carl Braun101250——5-9—2-2
Frank Ramsey191120——4-12—3-3
Bob Cousy231020——3-13—4-5
K.C. Jones24910——3-6—3-3
Gene Guarilia8530——2-5—1-2
Gary Phillips10410——2-6—0-0
Jim Loscutoff24480——2-13—0-0
Thomas Sanders10210——1-3—0-0

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Cliff Hagan4043100——17-28—9-12
Bob Pettit4233200——12-26—9-11
Lenny Wilkens402090——8-14—4-7
Shellie McMillon3416130——6-15—4-8
Al Ferrari211120——5-5—1-1
Stacey Arceneaux21860——4-8—0-4
Cleo Hill17420——1-3—2-3
Fred LaCour18330——1-2—1-2
Larry Foust7020——0-1—0-1

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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