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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Frank Ramsey02500——10-14—5-8
Tom Heinsohn016100————4-4
Bob Cousy01408————2-2
Bill Sharman01100————3-3
Sam Jones01000————2-5
Bill Russell01095————2-5
Jim Loscutoff08100————0-1
Lou Tsioropoulos0800————0-0
Bennie Swain0600————0-0
Gene Conley0000——0-0—0-0
K.C. Jones0000——0-0—0-0

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes023130————7-9
Ed Conlin01600————6-6
Larry Costello01500————3-3
Bob Hopkins01100————3-3
Al Bianchi01000————0-0
Togo Palazzi0900————1-1
Johnny Kerr0800————2-2
Hal Greer0600————0-1
Connie Dierking0400————0-0
Paul Seymour0200————0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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