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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 days.

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

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Pettit4033160——12-24—9-10
Cliff Hagan262596——7-14—11-15
Ed Macauley312250——6-12—10-16
Slater Martin421526——4-11—7-9
Jack Coleman331140——5-8—1-1
Medford Park23550——2-4—1-1
Jack McMahon22425——2-8—0-1
Charlie Share14310——1-4—1-1
Irv Bemoras9020——0-1—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy433148——11-26—9-13
Bill Sharman442495——9-21—6-6
Tom Heinsohn3019140——6-19—7-9
Bill Russell4417205——7-10—3-7
Frank Ramsey191350——4-9—5-7
Jim Loscutoff19920——3-10—3-5
Arnie Risen17520——2-7—1-2
Andy Phillip9320——1-1—1-1
Jack Nichols15210——1-3—0-1

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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