Belt game 821 · January 20, 1957
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 114–78 at home to start reign 374 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 17, 1957, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 10 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 30, 1957.
374Reign number
33Team's reign
5Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 28 | 32 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 13-21 | — | 6-6 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 32 | 21 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 31 | 19 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 7-22 | — | 5-6 |
| Bill Sharman | 26 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-5 |
| Dick Hemric | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Bill Russell | 24 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack Nichols | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Andy Phillip | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Naulls | 33 | 21 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 1-1 |
| Phil Jordon | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-6 |
| Harry Gallatin | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 5-8 |
| Ron Sobie | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Ken Sears | 32 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 0-4 |
| Nat Clifton | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Carl Braun | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick McGuire | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Ray Felix | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 2-5 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).