Belt game 749 · February 19, 1956
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 120–118 at home to start reign 338 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since February 9, 1956, with 6 defenses over 10 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 21, 1956.
338Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 43 | 39 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 15-28 | — | 9-18 |
| Neil Johnston | 44 | 28 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 12-14 |
| Jack George | 43 | 19 | 0 | 8 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 7-8 |
| Tom Gola | 36 | 15 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 7-11 |
| George Dempsey | 38 | 9 | 0 | 7 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Joe Graboski | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Ernie Beck | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Davis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jackie Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 43 | 24 | 0 | 12 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Sharman | 43 | 23 | 0 | 7 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 7-7 |
| Ed Macauley | 37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 10-11 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 33 | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-3 |
| Jack Nichols | 36 | 17 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 5-7 |
| Togo Palazzi | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Ernie Barrett | 34 | 8 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Hemric | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-4 |
| Dwight Morrison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).