The NBA Belt · reign 374
Boston Celtics
Took the belt from New York Knicks, 114–78, on January 20, 1957. Lost it to Syracuse Nationals, 119–116, on January 30, 1957.
5Defenses
10Days
33rdReign for the franchise
Defended against
Minneapolis Lakers ×2Philadelphia Warriors ×2Syracuse Nationals
The season
- 1956–57: they had the best record (44–28–0); they won the NBA title while holding the belt; 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 38 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Boston Celtics across the 7 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Sharman | 153 | 7 |
| 2 | Bob Cousy | 151 | 7 |
| 3 | Tom Heinsohn | 101 | 7 |
| 4 | Bill Russell | 98 | 7 |
| 5 | Frank Ramsey | 95 | 7 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Boston Celtics’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 821 | Jan 20, 1957 | Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 114–78 Game → | +36 | Title change |
| 822 | Jan 23, 1957 | Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 140–108 | +32 | Defense |
| 823 | Jan 25, 1957 | Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 115–106 | +9 | Defense |
| 824 | Jan 27, 1957 | Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 107–87 | +20 | Defense |
| 825 | Jan 28, 1957 | Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 105–95 | +10 | Defense |
| 826 | Jan 29, 1957 | Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 103–91 | +12 | Defense |
| 827 | Jan 30, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 119–116 Game → | −3 | Title change |