Belt game 860 · April 6, 1957 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 100–98 at home to start reign 390 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 31, 1957, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 7, 1957.
390Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 42 | 26 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 9-33 | — | 8-10 |
| Ed Macauley | 31 | 16 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Slater Martin | 45 | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Jack Coleman | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Share | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 6-10 |
| Cliff Hagan | 24 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Jack McMahon | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Medford Park | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Irv Bemoras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 37 | 28 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 10-10 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 37 | 21 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 6-21 | — | 9-9 |
| Bob Cousy | 42 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4-19 | — | 8-8 |
| Frank Ramsey | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 11-14 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 1-3 |
| Bill Russell | 38 | 8 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 0-1 |
| Arnie Risen | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Andy Phillip | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-2 |
| Jack Nichols | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).