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Johnny McCarthy

Played in 75 belt games from October 28, 1956 to March 17, 1964, winning 34. Helped take the belt 20 times.

75Belt games
34–41Record
20Title-winning games
7.1PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 531 PTS, 224 REB, 123 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Mar 17, 1964Celtics vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 127–121W7200——1-1—0-0
Mar 12, 1964Celtics vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 140–120W7020——0-1—0-0
Mar 1, 1964Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 108–93W2000——0-0—0-0
Jan 22, 1964Celtics at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 109–92L0000——0-1—0-0
Dec 13, 1963Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 111–84W0142——0-2—1-2
Dec 10, 1963Celtics at New York KnicksKept the belt · 132–113W0400————0-1
Dec 7, 1963Celtics at Baltimore BulletsTook the belt · 114–97W0200————0-0
Nov 6, 1963Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 139–121W4411——2-3—0-0
Nov 1, 1963Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 119–102W5111——0-0—1-2
Oct 17, 1963Celtics at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 93–92W4200——1-1—0-0
Oct 16, 1963Celtics at Baltimore BulletsKept the belt · 109–95W0200————0-0
Nov 12, 1961Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 136–126L0700——2-6—3-4
Nov 11, 1961Hawks vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 132–119W0660——3-4—0-0
Apr 11, 1961Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 121–112L41446——2-5—0-2
Apr 9, 1961Hawks vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 119–104L26742——3-6—1-1
Apr 8, 1961Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 124–120W19133——0-3—1-1
Apr 5, 1961Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 116–108L25844——4-10—0-0
Apr 2, 1961Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 129–95L24361——1-3—1-1
Mar 9, 1961Hawks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 129–119L0300————1-5
Mar 8, 1961Hawks at New York KnicksKept the belt · 117–94W281330——6-17—1-1
Mar 7, 1961Hawks vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 137–136W45790——3-10—1-2
Feb 2, 1961Hawks at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 116–115L481445——7-15—0-0
Feb 1, 1961Hawks at Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 137–131W01200————2-2
Jan 11, 1961Hawks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 133–128L02307————3-4
Jan 10, 1961Hawks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 119–110W381140——4-10—3-5
Jan 8, 1961Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 133–104W25100——0-4—1-2
Jan 1, 1961Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 114–112L02560——9-17—7-9
Dec 21, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 120–108L0400————0-0
Dec 7, 1960Hawks at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 113–83L19830——2-5—4-8
Dec 6, 1960Hawks vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 146–110W161010————2-4
Dec 3, 1960Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 131–127W01157——4-11—3-8
Dec 2, 1960Hawks at New York KnicksTook the belt · 139–133W9000——0-1—0-0
Nov 29, 1960Hawks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 119–109L4015120——6-16—3-4
Nov 16, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 124–106L20601——2-2—2-3
Nov 12, 1960Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 107–105W01027——4-7—2-4
Nov 11, 1960Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 117–112L0713——2-7—3-5
Apr 9, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 122–103L401612——7-11—2-2
Apr 7, 1960Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 105–102W45189——0-6—1-1
Apr 5, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 127–102L411376——4-7—5-5
Apr 3, 1960Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 106–96W46978——3-6—3-4
Apr 2, 1960Hawks vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 102–86L45555——2-8—1-1
Mar 29, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 113–103W42662——3-10—0-0
Mar 27, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 140–122L28226——0-4—2-2
Feb 24, 1960Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 124–122L02590——8-17—9-11
Feb 22, 1960Hawks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 113–103W01200————6-8
Feb 21, 1960Hawks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 112–98L01100————1-1
Feb 20, 1960Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 121–105W0800——3-11—2-5
Feb 11, 1960Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 139–120L0211——1-4—0-0
Feb 10, 1960Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 120–110W01240————4-8
Feb 9, 1960Hawks vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 114–104W0060——0-5—0-0
Jan 27, 1960Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 127–114L34152——0-7—1-2
Jan 12, 1960Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 126–108L0864——3-7—2-2
Jan 6, 1960Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 121–101L3812103——4-12—4-6
Jan 3, 1960Hawks vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 110–108W0900————3-4
Dec 30, 1959Hawks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 96–82L0750——3-10—1-1
Dec 8, 1959Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 105–101L0140——0-0—1-1
Dec 6, 1959Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 118–104W01640————6-8
Dec 5, 1959Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 113–112W0754——3-12—1-2
Dec 4, 1959Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 124–112L0968——4-8—1-1
Nov 14, 1959Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 113–111L5110——0-2—1-2
Nov 10, 1959Hawks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 134–105W0620——2-7—2-4
Nov 3, 1959Hawks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 103–98L0830——3-6—2-3
Mar 3, 1959Kings at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 113–102L421450——6-16—2-2
Feb 8, 1959Kings at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 136–117L299100——2-16—5-6
Jan 28, 1959Kings at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 99–84L0653——3-9—0-0
Jan 27, 1959Kings vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 100–92W01245——6-13—0-2
Dec 18, 1958Kings vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 104–90L01000————2-2
Mar 1, 1957Kings at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 125–117L0900————5-7
Feb 27, 1957Kings vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 90–76W0600————2-5
Feb 24, 1957Kings at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 109–93L0200————0-0
Feb 3, 1957Kings at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 110–108L0232——0-0—2-2
Dec 27, 1956Kings at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 97–92L0541——2-7—1-2
Dec 6, 1956Kings at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 95–92L0500————1-1
Nov 22, 1956Kings at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 104–102L0200————0-0
Oct 28, 1956Kings at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 91–75L0812——3-11—2-3

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