Belt game 944 · April 9, 1958 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 102–100 on the road to start reign 432 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 5, 1958, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 199 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on October 25, 1958.
432Reign number
39Team's reign
2Defenses
199Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 40 | 33 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 19-22 |
| Slater Martin | 45 | 25 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 7-10 |
| Cliff Hagan | 42 | 21 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 11-12 |
| Jack McMahon | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Jack Coleman | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Walt Davis | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Macauley | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Share | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-4 |
| Medford Park | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Win Wilfong | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | 36 | 30 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 12-13 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 34 | 18 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 4-17 | — | 10-12 |
| Bill Sharman | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 41 | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 0-1 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-5 |
| Jack Nichols | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Andy Phillip | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Arnie Risen | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 4-8 |
| Sam Jones | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).