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The 1959–60 season

90 belt games · 44 title changes

Boston Celtics carried the belt into the 1959–60 season. It changed hands 44 times among 7 franchises, 10 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Celtics, 33.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1,032	Oct 17, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–125	Defense
1,033	Oct 24, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 121–109	Defense
1,034	Oct 31, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 123–109	Defense
1,035	Nov 1, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 124–109	Defense
1,036	Nov 3, 1959	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 103–98	Defense
1,037	Nov 7, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 115–106	Defense
1,038	Nov 8, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 136–115	Title change
1,039	Nov 10, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 134–105	Title change
1,040	Nov 14, 1959	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 113–111	Title change
1,041	Nov 15, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 134–128	Defense
1,042	Nov 17, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 132–129	Defense
1,043	Nov 18, 1959	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 138–103	Title change
1,044	Nov 20, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 114–101	Title change
1,045	Nov 21, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 128–127	Defense
1,046	Nov 25, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 123–113	Title change
1,047	Nov 26, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 143–130	Defense
1,048	Nov 28, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 109–108	Defense
1,049	Nov 29, 1959	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 127–126	Title change
1,050	Dec 1, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 103–100	Title change
1,051	Dec 3, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–109	Title change
1,052	Dec 4, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 124–112	Defense
1,053	Dec 5, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Philadelphia Warriors 113–112	Title change
1,054	Dec 6, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 118–104	Defense
1,055	Dec 8, 1959	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 105–101	Title change
1,056	Dec 9, 1959	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 129–119	Defense
1,057	Dec 10, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors beat Cincinnati Royals 131–112	Title change
1,058	Dec 12, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 126–117	Title change
1,059	Dec 17, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 137–126	Defense
1,060	Dec 19, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 119–116	Defense
1,061	Dec 20, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 132–127	Defense
1,062	Dec 22, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 136–104	Defense
1,063	Dec 25, 1959	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 123–119	Defense
1,064	Dec 27, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 122–111	Defense
1,065	Dec 28, 1959	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 107–104	Defense
1,066	Dec 30, 1959	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 96–82	Defense
1,067	Jan 1, 1960	Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 128–115	Title change
1,068	Jan 2, 1960	New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals 126–118	Title change
1,069	Jan 3, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 110–108	Title change
1,070	Jan 6, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 121–101	Title change
1,071	Jan 7, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat Detroit Pistons 120–105	Defense
1,072	Jan 9, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 119–112	Defense
1,073	Jan 10, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 116–103	Defense
1,074	Jan 12, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 126–108	Defense
1,075	Jan 13, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 132–131	Defense
1,076	Jan 15, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 124–112	Title change
1,077	Jan 17, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 129–123	Defense
1,078	Jan 20, 1960	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 144–126	Defense
1,079	Jan 23, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 130–121	Defense
1,080	Jan 24, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 131–110	Defense
1,081	Jan 27, 1960	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 127–114	Defense
1,082	Jan 29, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 124–116	Title change
1,083	Jan 30, 1960	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 115–108	Title change
1,084	Feb 2, 1960	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 119–102	Title change
1,085	Feb 4, 1960	Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors 137–110	Defense
1,086	Feb 5, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 124–100	Title change
1,087	Feb 6, 1960	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 143–117	Defense
1,088	Feb 7, 1960	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 142–135	Title change
1,089	Feb 9, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 114–104	Title change
1,090	Feb 10, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 120–110	Defense
1,091	Feb 11, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 139–120	Title change
1,092	Feb 13, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 122–120	Title change
1,093	Feb 14, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 125–115	Defense
1,094	Feb 16, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 130–122	Defense
1,095	Feb 18, 1960	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 109–104	Defense
1,096	Feb 19, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 136–116	Defense
1,097	Feb 20, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 121–105	Title change
1,098	Feb 21, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 112–98	Title change
1,099	Feb 22, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 113–103	Title change
1,100	Feb 24, 1960	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 124–122	Title change
1,101	Feb 25, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 105–95	Title change
1,102	Feb 26, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 128–111	Title change
1,103	Feb 28, 1960	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 129–125	Defense
1,104	Mar 2, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 133–119	Defense
1,105	Mar 3, 1960	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 149–108	Title change
1,106	Mar 5, 1960	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 132–115	Defense
1,107	Mar 6, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 126–117	Title change
1,108	Mar 9, 1960	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 148–128	Defense
1,109	Mar 16, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 111–105 Playoffs	Defense
1,110	Mar 18, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 115–110 Playoffs	Title change
1,111	Mar 19, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 120–90 Playoffs	Title change
1,112	Mar 20, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 112–104 Playoffs	Defense
1,113	Mar 22, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 128–107 Playoffs	Title change
1,114	Mar 24, 1960	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–117 Playoffs	Title change
1,115	Mar 27, 1960	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 140–122 Playoffs	Defense
1,116	Mar 29, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 113–103 Playoffs	Title change
1,117	Apr 2, 1960	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 102–86 Playoffs	Title change
1,118	Apr 3, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 106–96 Playoffs	Title change
1,119	Apr 5, 1960	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 127–102 Playoffs	Title change
1,120	Apr 7, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 105–102 Playoffs	Title change
1,121	Apr 9, 1960	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 122–103 Playoffs	Title change

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