Belt game 809 · December 26, 1956
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 120–97 at home to start reign 370 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since December 12, 1956, with 4 defenses over 14 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 4, 1957.
370Reign number
32Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 35 | 25 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 7-8 |
| Neil Johnston | 30 | 21 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 13-19 |
| Joe Graboski | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 10-13 |
| George Dempsey | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie Beck | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Walt Davis | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Armstrong | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack George | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Jackie Moore | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Hemric | 21 | 27 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 5-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 26 | 15 | 34 | 4 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 2-4 |
| Bill Sharman | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 31 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 2-2 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 22 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Jack Nichols | 28 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Andy Phillip | 30 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).