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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Paul Arizin433903——15-28—9-18
Neil Johnston4428144——8-18—12-14
Jack George431908——6-13—7-8
Tom Gola361506——4-9—7-11
George Dempsey38907——4-7—1-2
Joe Graboski19703——3-7—1-1
Ernie Beck6101——0-0—1-1
Walt Davis8000——0-1—0-0
Jackie Moore4000——0-1—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy4324012——9-19—6-6
Bill Sharman432307——8-17—7-7
Ed Macauley372000——5-11—10-11
Jim Loscutoff3318181——8-15—2-3
Jack Nichols3617142——6-16—5-7
Togo Palazzi9800——4-6—0-1
Ernie Barrett34804——3-8—2-2
Dick Hemric18200——0-2—2-4
Dwight Morrison7001——0-2—0-0

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

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