Belt game 549 · November 25, 1953
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 96–84 at home to start reign 243 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 18, 1953, with 4 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 26, 1953.
243Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 46 | 28 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 12-18 | — | 4-5 |
| Bob Cousy | 43 | 20 | 0 | 13 | — | — | 5-20 | — | 10-10 |
| Bill Sharman | 30 | 16 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 6-9 |
| Don Barksdale | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Brannum | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Bob Harris | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Chuck Cooper | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Ernie Barrett | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Donham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Boryla | 44 | 20 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Harry Gallatin | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 5-6 |
| Carl Braun | 35 | 11 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 7-8 |
| Nat Clifton | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 5-5 |
| Al McGuire | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 3-10 |
| Connie Simmons | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick McGuire | 37 | 7 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Baechtold | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Donald Ackerman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).