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Belt game 1,149 · December 15, 1960

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 115–105 at home to start reign 527 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.

Syracuse Nationals had held it since December 10, 1960, with 2 defenses over 5 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 27, 1960.

527Reign number
63Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy02800——11-24—6-10
Frank Ramsey272100————5-8
Tom Heinsohn01700————3-3
Sam Jones01400————6-7
Bill Russell014370————6-12
Gene Conley01000————0-0
Thomas Sanders0600————2-4
K.C. Jones0300————1-3
Jim Loscutoff0200————0-0

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes02600————8-9
Hal Greer01600————2-3
Dick Barnett01400——6-8—2-3
Johnny Kerr01300————1-2
Barney Cable01200————4-7
Dave Gambee0800————2-3
Larry Costello0700————1-2
Al Bianchi0600————0-0
Harvey Halbrook0300————1-2

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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