Belt game 861 · April 7, 1957 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 123–118 on the road to start reign 391 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since April 6, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on April 11, 1957.
391Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 43 | 31 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 11-26 | — | 9-13 |
| Bill Sharman | 44 | 24 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 6-6 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 7-9 |
| Bill Russell | 44 | 17 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 3-7 |
| Frank Ramsey | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Arnie Risen | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Andy Phillip | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Jack Nichols | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 40 | 33 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 9-10 |
| Cliff Hagan | 26 | 25 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 11-15 |
| Ed Macauley | 31 | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 10-16 |
| Slater Martin | 42 | 15 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 7-9 |
| Jack Coleman | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Medford Park | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Jack McMahon | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Charlie Share | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Irv Bemoras | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).