Belt game 927 · March 4, 1958
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 104–99 at home to start reign 420 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 26, 1958, with 1 defense over 6 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 5, 1958.
420Reign number
54Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-10 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 13 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Jack Nichols | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Andy Phillip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14-30 | — | 1-3 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Brendan McCann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).