Belt game 963 · December 3, 1958
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 119–110 on the road to start reign 441 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 29, 1958, with 1 defense over 4 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 10, 1958.
441Reign number
41Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 40 | 28 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 12-2 |
| Bennie Swain | 33 | 22 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 8-11 | — | 6-7 |
| Frank Ramsey | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 42 | 14 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Russell | 47 | 12 | 23 | 7 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-7 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Sam Jones | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-5 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 46 | 39 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 13-25 | — | 13-16 |
| Bob Pettit | 45 | 34 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 14-17 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 29 | 16 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 2-4 |
| Slater Martin | 44 | 12 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Jack McMahon | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 1-4 |
| Hub Reed | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Charlie Share | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Al Ferrari | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-3 |
| Win Wilfong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).