Belt game 978 · December 30, 1958
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 112–105 at home to start reign 445 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 16, 1958, with 7 defenses over 14 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 2, 1959.
445Reign number
46Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 26 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 9-25 | — | 7-7 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 6-9 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Bennie Swain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-1 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 35 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13-28 | — | 9-10 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 24 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 8-9 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 0 | 24 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 11-26 | — | 2-4 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 15 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 5-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Guy Rodgers | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Ernie Beck | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack George | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Vern Hatton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Andy Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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