Belt game 942 · April 2, 1958 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 111–108 at home to start reign 430 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 30, 1958, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 5, 1958.
430Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 40 | 32 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 12-15 |
| Cliff Hagan | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Slater Martin | 39 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 11-16 |
| Jack Coleman | 29 | 12 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Jack McMahon | 31 | 8 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Walt Davis | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Charlie Share | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Ed Macauley | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Win Wilfong | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-3 |
| Medford Park | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | 40 | 29 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 9-11 |
| Bill Sharman | 38 | 21 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 5-5 |
| Bill Russell | 30 | 14 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 6-10 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 3-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 35 | 11 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 3-15 | — | 5-8 |
| Sam Jones | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 4-6 |
| Arnie Risen | 20 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 4-9 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Jack Nichols | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Andy Phillip | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).