Belt game 1,166 · January 12, 1961
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 124–118 at home to start reign 533 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since January 11, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 14, 1961.
533Reign number
65Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 33 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 13-33 | — | 7-8 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 23 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 10-26 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 17 | 28 | 6 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 1-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 33 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 15-28 | — | 3-5 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 29 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 5-11 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 25 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 10-28 | — | 5-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 1-1 |
| Joe Roberts | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Barney Cable | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Harvey Halbrook | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 1-4 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).