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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 43 | 38 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 13-28 | — | 12-16 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Ralph Davis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Farmer | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 1-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-4 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-9 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Gene Guarilia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).