Belt game 833 · February 8, 1957
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 92–90 on the road to start reign 379 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 6, 1957, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 9, 1957.
379Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-18 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-7 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Hemric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-14 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-12 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).