Skip to content

Get belt alerts

The NBA Belt · season

The 1957–58 season

81 belt games · 39 title changes

Boston Celtics carried the belt into the 1957–58 season. It changed hands 39 times among 8 franchises, 8 of those in the playoffs, and St. Louis Hawks finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Celtics, 15.

Who held it, in order

CelticsKnicksWarriors76ersLakers76ersLakersHawksPistonsKnicksWarriors76ersKnicksKingsKnicksKingsPistonsHawksPistonsKingsLakers76ersPistonsKnicksHawksPistonsCelticsKnicks76ersHawksLakersKingsPistonsHawksPistonsHawksCelticsHawksCelticsHawks

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
865	Oct 22, 1957	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 115–90	Defense
866	Oct 23, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 105–94	Defense
867	Oct 26, 1957	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 131–121	Defense
868	Nov 2, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 107–83	Defense
869	Nov 3, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 113–95	Defense
870	Nov 5, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 111–105	Defense
871	Nov 6, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 103–94	Defense
872	Nov 8, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 122–110	Defense
873	Nov 11, 1957	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 92–88	Defense
874	Nov 12, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 107–104	Defense
875	Nov 16, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 111–89	Defense
876	Nov 21, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 112–90	Defense
877	Nov 23, 1957	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 131–107	Defense
878	Nov 27, 1957	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 120–107	Defense
879	Nov 28, 1957	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 97–80	Title change
880	Nov 30, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 111–83	Title change
881	Dec 3, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–96	Title change
882	Dec 6, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Detroit Pistons 118–91	Defense
883	Dec 7, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 121–113	Title change
884	Dec 10, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 114–104	Title change
885	Dec 11, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 110–95	Title change
886	Dec 15, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 138–118	Title change
887	Dec 17, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 106–99	Defense
888	Dec 21, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 146–136	Defense
889	Dec 22, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–115	Defense
890	Dec 26, 1957	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 110–106	Title change
891	Dec 27, 1957	New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 125–120	Title change
892	Dec 28, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 122–115	Title change
893	Dec 29, 1957	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 105–97	Title change
894	Jan 1, 1958	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 120–109	Defense
895	Jan 2, 1958	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 131–98	Title change
896	Jan 5, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 101–100	Title change
897	Jan 7, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 114–99	Defense
898	Jan 8, 1958	New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals 123–105	Title change
899	Jan 9, 1958	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 136–123	Defense
900	Jan 10, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 107–104	Title change
901	Jan 11, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 105–100	Defense
902	Jan 12, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 115–97	Defense
903	Jan 14, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 117–111	Defense
904	Jan 16, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 124–108	Defense
905	Jan 17, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 115–94	Title change
906	Jan 18, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 105–103	Title change
907	Jan 19, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 108–90	Defense
908	Jan 25, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 105–98	Title change
909	Jan 26, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 107–103	Title change
910	Jan 30, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 105–104	Title change
911	Feb 1, 1958	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 97–91	Title change
912	Feb 2, 1958	Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 102–100	Defense
913	Feb 4, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 118–113	Title change
914	Feb 7, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 125–107	Defense
915	Feb 9, 1958	New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 100–98	Title change
916	Feb 11, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 107–105	Title change
917	Feb 12, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 122–105	Defense
918	Feb 14, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 104–100	Defense
919	Feb 16, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 100–98	Title change
920	Feb 18, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 120–98	Defense
921	Feb 19, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–115	Defense
922	Feb 21, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 109–107	Defense
923	Feb 22, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 98–96	Defense
924	Feb 25, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 114–113	Defense
925	Feb 26, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 106–99	Title change
926	Mar 2, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 107–100	Defense
927	Mar 4, 1958	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 104–99	Title change
928	Mar 5, 1958	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 102–91	Title change
929	Mar 7, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 102–100	Title change
930	Mar 8, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 126–123	Defense
931	Mar 9, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 107–99	Title change
932	Mar 12, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–89	Title change
933	Mar 15, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 100–83 Playoffs	Title change
934	Mar 16, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 124–104 Playoffs	Defense
935	Mar 19, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 114–111 Playoffs	Title change
936	Mar 22, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 99–96 Playoffs	Defense
937	Mar 23, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 109–89 Playoffs	Title change
938	Mar 25, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 145–101 Playoffs	Title change
939	Mar 27, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 120–96 Playoffs	Defense
940	Mar 29, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 104–102 Playoffs	Defense
941	Mar 30, 1958	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 136–112 Playoffs	Title change
942	Apr 2, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 111–108 Playoffs	Title change
943	Apr 5, 1958	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 109–98 Playoffs	Title change
944	Apr 9, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 102–100 Playoffs	Title change
945	Apr 12, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 110–109 Playoffs	Defense

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change. Nothing else.