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Belt game 625 · December 7, 1954

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 95–93 at home to start reign 283 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.

Rochester Royals had held it since December 5, 1954, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 8, 1954.

283Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Sharman02700————5-5
Jack Nichols01700————3-3
Bob Cousy01500————7-10
Ed Macauley01500————9-11
Frank Ramsey01200————6-8
Don Barksdale0400————2-3
Bob Brannum0300————1-1
Togo Palazzi0200————0-0
Dwight Morrison0000——0-0—0-0
Freddie Scolari0000——0-0—0-0

Rochester Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Coleman02100————1-1
Bobby Wanzer01600————8-9
Art Spoelstra01500————1-1
Don Henriksen01000————6-7
Jack McMahon0900————1-2
Arnie Risen0800————4-8
Tom Marshall0600————2-2
Odie Spears0600————0-0
Bob Davies0200————0-0
Cal Christensen0000——0-0—0-0

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

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