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Belt game 987 · January 16, 1959

Philadelphia Warriors take the belt

Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 105–98 at home to start reign 449 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since January 7, 1959, with 4 defenses over 9 days.

Philadelphia Warriors held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 18, 1959.

449Reign number
47Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy0271010——12-25—3-3
Tom Heinsohn023110——8-21—7-11
Frank Ramsey016153——4-12—8-11
Sam Jones01262——4-10—4-7
Jim Loscutoff0830——4-8—0-0
Bill Russell07170——3-13—1-5
Bill Sharman0460——1-13—2-4
K.C. Jones0050——0-1—0-1
Gene Conley0000——0-1—0-0

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Woody Sauldsberry031260——14-37—3-8
Paul Arizin023140——9-22—5-6
Guy Rodgers01574——7-14—1-1
Joe Graboski011123——5-21—1-2
Ernie Beck0822——4-9—0-0
Tom Gola08107——3-12—2-2
Vern Hatton0621——3-8—0-1
Jack George0231——0-2—2-2
Andy Johnson0122——0-1—1-1

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

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