Belt game 710 · December 14, 1955
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 102–100 at home to start reign 323 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 6, 1955, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 17, 1955.
323Reign number
28Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 43 | 23 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 11-13 |
| Jack Nichols | 42 | 19 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 28 | 17 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Sharman | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 5-6 |
| Arnie Risen | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-6 |
| Ernie Barrett | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 33 | 5 | 0 | 15 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Togo Palazzi | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Dwight Morrison | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Hemric | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 42 | 28 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 11-27 | — | 6-8 |
| Gene Shue | 35 | 22 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 8-10 |
| Harry Gallatin | 31 | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 4-5 |
| Walter Dukes | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 5-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Baechtold | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Peterson | 18 | 8 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ken Sears | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Ray Felix | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick McGuire | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-3 |
| Nat Clifton | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).