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Belt game 1,161 · January 5, 1961

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 125–107 on the road to start reign 530 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since December 30, 1960, with 3 defenses over 6 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 8, 1961.

530Reign number
64Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson43381010——13-28—12-16
Jack Twyman02370————5-6
Arlen Bockhorn016110——8-16—0-0
Bob Boozer010100————2-3
Ralph Davis0600————0-0
Phil Jordon0470——1-9—2-2
Mike Farmer0460————0-0
Wayne Embry03150——1-11—1-2
Larry Staverman0260————0-0
Hub Reed0150——0-0—1-4

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Frank Ramsey02840————8-9
Tom Heinsohn02380————5-6
Sam Jones01760————3-5
Bob Cousy015411————3-3
Bill Russell012170————2-2
Jim Loscutoff01070————2-2
K.C. Jones0820————4-4
Gene Conley06100————4-5
Thomas Sanders0430————0-1
Gene Guarilia0210————0-0

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

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