Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
Belt game 587 · February 11, 1954

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 84–81 at home to start reign 263 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since February 7, 1954, with 1 defense over 4 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) on February 13, 1954.

263Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy033106——11-28—11-12
Bill Sharman01556————3-4
Don Barksdale01483————4-9
Ernie Barrett0821————0-1
Jack Nichols06122————2-2
Bob Harris05102————3-3
Bob Donham0352——0-0—3-7
Bob Brannum0042——0-0—0-0
Chuck Cooper0010——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Harry Gallatin020180————10-12
Fred Schaus014103————2-3
Dick McGuire01343————7-10
Nat Clifton01265————4-4
Carl Braun0831————6-7
Ed Smith0610————0-0
Jim Baechtold0622————0-2
Connie Simmons0231————0-0
Al McGuire0011——0-0—0-2

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

Boston Celtics belt history → · Celtics vs. Knicks →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change. Nothing else.