Belt game 970 · December 16, 1958
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 108–104 at home to start reign 444 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 14, 1958, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 14 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 30, 1958.
444Reign number
42Team's reign
7Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 5-8 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bennie Swain | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 23 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Connie Dierking | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).