Belt game 999 · February 7, 1959
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 124–116 on the road to start reign 456 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 4, 1959, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 9, 1959.
456Reign number
45Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bennie Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-3 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 23 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Farmer | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jack George | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).