Belt game 864 · April 13, 1957 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 125–123 at home to start reign 393 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since April 11, 1957, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 229 days and 14 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 28, 1957.
393Reign number
37Team's reign
14Defenses
229Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 56 | 39 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 14-34 | — | 11-13 |
| Cliff Hagan | 40 | 24 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 10-14 |
| Slater Martin | 56 | 23 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 11-12 |
| Jack Coleman | 36 | 10 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 2-5 |
| Ed Macauley | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 5-8 |
| Medford Park | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jack McMahon | 37 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Share | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 5-7 |
| Alex Hannum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 45 | 37 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 17-33 | — | 3-10 |
| Bill Russell | 54 | 19 | 32 | 2 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 5-10 |
| Frank Ramsey | 28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-7 |
| Arnie Risen | 20 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 58 | 12 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 2-20 | — | 8-10 |
| Bill Sharman | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3-20 | — | 3-3 |
| Jack Nichols | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Andy Phillip | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 3-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).