Belt game 1,309 · October 30, 1962
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 98–97 at home to start reign 598 of the NBA belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 16, 1962, with 4 defenses over 197 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on October 31, 1962.
598Reign number
62Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 33 | 23 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Russell | 45 | 22 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 4-8 |
| Thomas Sanders | 26 | 18 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 38 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-3 |
| John Havlicek | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 46 | 26 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 4-20 | — | 18-23 |
| Phil Jordon | 41 | 15 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Cliff Hagan | 26 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 3-6 |
| Charles Vaughn | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 3-4 |
| John Barnhill | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Barney Cable | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Farmer | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Nick Mantis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).