Belt game 827 · January 30, 1957
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 119–116 on the road to start reign 375 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 20, 1957, with 5 defenses over 10 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 2, 1957.
375Reign number
32Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 39 | 26 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Russell | 40 | 24 | 26 | 0 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 8-8 |
| Bob Cousy | 43 | 18 | 0 | 15 | — | — | 5-26 | — | 8-9 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 28 | 16 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Frank Ramsey | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 9-9 |
| Andy Phillip | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Hemric | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Jack Nichols | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 35 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 10-11 |
| Ed Conlin | 30 | 19 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 8-23 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Harrison | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Earl Lloyd | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Hopkins | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 5-7 |
| Johnny Kerr | 20 | 13 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 7-8 |
| Al Bianchi | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-18 | — | 4-5 |
| Togo Palazzi | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 4-6 |
| Joe Holup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).