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The 1958–59 season

86 belt games · 43 title changes

St. Louis Hawks carried the belt into the 1958–59 season. It changed hands 43 times among 8 franchises, 8 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Celtics, 22.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
946	Oct 23, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 104–103	Defense
947	Oct 25, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 117–112	Title change
948	Oct 26, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 108–100	Title change
949	Oct 29, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 112–100	Title change
950	Nov 1, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 108–101	Title change
951	Nov 6, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 103–101	Defense
952	Nov 8, 1958	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 108–100	Title change
953	Nov 13, 1958	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 119–102	Defense
954	Nov 15, 1958	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 96–92	Defense
955	Nov 16, 1958	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 98–90	Defense
956	Nov 21, 1958	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 112–106	Defense
957	Nov 22, 1958	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 114–99	Defense
958	Nov 25, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 115–113	Title change
959	Nov 26, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 112–95	Title change
960	Nov 28, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 101–93	Defense
961	Nov 29, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 110–96	Title change
962	Dec 2, 1958	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 109–90	Defense
963	Dec 3, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 119–110	Title change
964	Dec 4, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Philadelphia Warriors 107–92	Defense
965	Dec 6, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Philadelphia Warriors 107–97	Defense
966	Dec 10, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 89–82	Title change
967	Dec 11, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 107–101	Defense
968	Dec 12, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors 97–95	Defense
969	Dec 14, 1958	Syracuse Nationals beat Detroit Pistons 101–95	Title change
970	Dec 16, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 108–104	Title change
971	Dec 17, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 102–95	Defense
972	Dec 18, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 104–90	Defense
973	Dec 20, 1958	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 135–106	Defense
974	Dec 25, 1958	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 129–120	Defense
975	Dec 26, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 107–99	Defense
976	Dec 27, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 112–94	Defense
977	Dec 29, 1958	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 107–105	Defense
978	Dec 30, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 112–105	Title change
979	Jan 2, 1959	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 117–107	Title change
980	Jan 4, 1959	Syracuse Nationals beat Detroit Pistons 118–94	Defense
981	Jan 6, 1959	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 118–108	Title change
982	Jan 7, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 109–78	Title change
983	Jan 9, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 103–90	Defense
984	Jan 11, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 109–106	Defense
985	Jan 12, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–108	Defense
986	Jan 14, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 123–112	Defense
987	Jan 16, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 105–98	Title change
988	Jan 17, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Detroit Pistons 106–104	Defense
989	Jan 18, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–98	Title change
990	Jan 25, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 125–111	Title change
991	Jan 26, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Detroit Pistons 102–98	Defense
992	Jan 27, 1959	Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 100–92	Title change
993	Jan 28, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Cincinnati Royals 99–84	Title change
994	Jan 31, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 137–102	Title change
995	Feb 1, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 139–137	Defense
996	Feb 3, 1959	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 104–97	Defense
997	Feb 4, 1959	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 129–126	Title change
998	Feb 5, 1959	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 111–98	Defense
999	Feb 7, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 124–116	Title change
1,000	Feb 8, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 136–117	Defense
1,001	Feb 9, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 121–113	Title change
1,002	Feb 11, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 120–118	Title change
1,003	Feb 14, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 124–121	Defense
1,004	Feb 15, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 120–94	Defense
1,005	Feb 17, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 95–84	Defense
1,006	Feb 19, 1959	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 113–105	Title change
1,007	Feb 21, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 113–112	Title change
1,008	Feb 22, 1959	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 111–90	Title change
1,009	Feb 24, 1959	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 134–122	Defense
1,010	Feb 25, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 134–123	Title change
1,011	Feb 26, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 125–109	Title change
1,012	Feb 27, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 173–139	Defense
1,013	Mar 1, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 104–102	Title change
1,014	Mar 3, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 113–102	Defense
1,015	Mar 4, 1959	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 127–97	Title change
1,016	Mar 6, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 99–98	Title change
1,017	Mar 8, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 120–104	Defense
1,018	Mar 11, 1959	Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–118	Title change
1,019	Mar 14, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 92–89 Playoffs	Title change
1,020	Mar 15, 1959	Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–103 Playoffs	Title change
1,021	Mar 18, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 129–102 Playoffs	Title change
1,022	Mar 21, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 124–90 Playoffs	Title change
1,023	Mar 22, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–98 Playoffs	Title change
1,024	Mar 24, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 127–97 Playoffs	Title change
1,025	Mar 26, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 108–98 Playoffs	Title change
1,026	Mar 28, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 98–97 Playoffs	Defense
1,027	Mar 29, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–104 Playoffs	Defense
1,028	Apr 4, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 118–115 Playoffs	Title change
1,029	Apr 5, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 128–108 Playoffs	Defense
1,030	Apr 7, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–110 Playoffs	Defense
1,031	Apr 9, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 118–113 Playoffs	Defense

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