Belt game 728 · January 14, 1956
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 104–103 on the road to start reign 332 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since January 10, 1956, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 15, 1956.
332Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 27 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9-25 | — | 9-11 |
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 19 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 11-16 |
| Jack George | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 10 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 6-8 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 3-7 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 5-5 |
| George Dempsey | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 2-5 |
| Ernie Beck | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 6-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 4-25 | — | 13-16 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Dick Hemric | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 10-16 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 12 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 1-3 |
| Ernie Barrett | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Dwight Morrison | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).