Belt game 879 · November 28, 1957
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 97–80 on the road to start reign 394 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 13, 1957, with 14 defenses over 229 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 30, 1957.
394Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Brendan McCann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Larry Friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).