Belt game 961 · November 29, 1958
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 110–96 at home to start reign 440 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 26, 1958, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 3, 1958.
440Reign number
41Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellie McMillon | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Dick Farley | 24 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 6-7 |
| Gene Shue | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Earl Lloyd | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Chuck Noble | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 0-0 |
| George Yardley | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-15 | — | 6-7 |
| Barney Cable | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Holup | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 5-5 |
| Phil Jordon | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Walter Dukes | 10 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Dick McGuire | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 19 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 26 | 15 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 7-13 |
| Bennie Swain | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 40 | 14 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Cousy | 30 | 12 | 5 | 14 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 7-7 |
| Bill Sharman | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Sam Jones | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-4 |
| Gene Conley | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).