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Belt game 925 · February 26, 1958

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 106–99 on the road to start reign 419 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.

Detroit Pistons had held it since February 16, 1958, with 5 defenses over 10 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 4, 1958.

419Reign number
38Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Russell01900————3-4
Bill Sharman01800————4-4
Bob Cousy01800————4-4
Tom Heinsohn01500————5-5
Sam Jones01200————0-0
Lou Tsioropoulos01100————3-3
Jack Nichols0600————0-0
Frank Ramsey0500————1-5
Andy Phillip0200————0-0

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Gene Shue03000————14-15
George Yardley01900————11-12
Phil Jordon01400————2-2
Nat Clifton01100————3-3
Joe Holup0800————2-2
Dick McGuire0700————1-1
Chuck Noble0600————0-0
Harry Gallatin0300————1-1
Walter Dukes0100——0-0—1-2

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

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