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 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 9, 1957.
379Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
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 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-12 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
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 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Hemric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).