Belt game 729 · January 15, 1956
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 109–104 on the road to start reign 333 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 14, 1956, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 18, 1956.
333Reign number
42Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Shue | 41 | 22 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Baechtold | 44 | 22 | 0 | 13 | — | — | 9-27 | — | 4-5 |
| Carl Braun | 35 | 20 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Walter Dukes | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 7-9 |
| Harry Gallatin | 46 | 17 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 5-6 |
| Ray Felix | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 6-6 |
| Ken Sears | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Peterson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Richard Atha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick McGuire | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 36 | 21 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 7-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 44 | 20 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 8-8 |
| Jack Nichols | 28 | 18 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Hemric | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Sharman | 43 | 10 | 0 | 8 | — | — | 4-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Togo Palazzi | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 5-9 |
| Arnie Risen | 29 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-4 |
| Dwight Morrison | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-3 |
| Ernie Barrett | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).