The NBA Belt · rivalry
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Boston Celtics
13Belt meetings
4Bullets wins
9Celtics wins
6Title changes
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) and Boston Celtics have met 13 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 2, 1947 to February 22, 1954. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 9–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Dec 2, 1947 | Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 77–69 | Defense |
| 290 | Nov 7, 1950 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 83–64 | Title change |
| 295 | Nov 16, 1950 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 82–73 | Defense |
| 296 | Nov 18, 1950 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 80–76 | Defense |
| 428 | Mar 4, 1952 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 91–80 | Title change |
| 430 | Mar 8, 1952 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 100–77 | Defense |
| 431 | Mar 9, 1952 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 89–72 | Defense |
| 488 | Jan 9, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 94–90 | Title change |
| 489 | Jan 10, 1953 | Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 126–105 | Defense |
| 490 | Jan 11, 1953 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 131–87 | Title change |
| 516 | Mar 3, 1953 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 95–94 | Title change |
| 588 | Feb 13, 1954 | Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 96–93 | Title change |
| 594 | Feb 22, 1954 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 111–110 | Defense |