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Belt game 1,191 · February 19, 1961

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 116–106 on the road to start reign 544 of the NBA belt, the 67th for the franchise.

Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 16, 1961, with 2 defenses over 3 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 22, 1961.

544Reign number
67Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dolph Schayes02300————11-15
Hal Greer01700————5-7
Larry Costello01600————6-6
Dave Gambee01200————2-2
Johnny Kerr01100————1-1
Harvey Halbrook0900————3-4
Barney Cable0700————1-3
Dick Barnett0600————2-2
Joe Roberts0500————1-1

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Tom Heinsohn025150——10-17—5-6
Bill Sharman02000————6-6
Bill Russell019210————9-13
Frank Ramsey01300————1-2
Sam Jones0900————3-3
Jim Loscutoff0800————0-0
Bob Cousy28700————3-5
K.C. Jones0700————3-6
Gene Conley0700————1-1
Thomas Sanders0100——0-0—1-1

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

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