Belt game 1,141 · December 1, 1960
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 116–111 on the road to start reign 523 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 16, 1960, with 8 defenses over 15 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 2, 1960.
523Reign number
63Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13-13 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Palmer | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jack George | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-3 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 18 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).