Belt game 750 · February 21, 1956
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 101–97 at home to start reign 339 of the NBA belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 19, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 22, 1956.
339Reign number
22Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Share | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 9-15 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12-25 | — | 3-5 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 0-1 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 2-5 |
| Jack Stephens | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 8-8 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 10-11 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 2-3 |
| Dick Hemric | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-3 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Ernie Barrett | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dwight Morrison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).