Belt game 585 · February 7, 1954
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 87–78 on the road to start reign 262 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 6, 1954, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
New York Knicks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 11, 1954.
262Reign number
34Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 40 | 20 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 37 | 18 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Sharman | 30 | 16 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 6-7 |
| Don Barksdale | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Donham | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Chuck Cooper | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Jack Nichols | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Ernie Barrett | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Harris | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Brannum | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | 48 | 19 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 7-10 |
| Carl Braun | 24 | 18 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 8-9 |
| Dick McGuire | 31 | 17 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Nat Clifton | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Fred Schaus | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Baechtold | 39 | 6 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Al McGuire | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 2-4 |
| Connie Simmons | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).