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Belt game 508 · February 13, 1953

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Hawks 77–74 at home to start reign 223 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.

Milwaukee Hawks had held it since February 8, 1953, with 2 defenses over 5 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 17, 1953.

223Reign number
13Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score

Milwaukee Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Nichols482305——11-27—1-3
Mel Hutchins371401——7-14—0-1
Dave Minor341004——4-6—2-2
George Ratkovicz361005——3-7—4-5
Bill Calhoun40805——3-10—2-3
Stan Miasek20703——2-3—3-7
Dillard Crocker14203——1-3—0-0
Al Masino0000——0-0—0-0
Johnny Payak11000——0-0—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy412509——8-19—9-11
Ed Macauley482306——8-16—7-12
Bob Brannum421304——6-17—1-4
Bob Donham34704——2-7—3-5
Bob Harris26501——2-4—1-3
Gene Conley22201——1-3—0-1
John Mahnken6200——1-2—0-0
Bill Sharman21001——0-0—0-0

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

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