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Belt game 1,206 · March 23, 1961 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 133–110 at home to start reign 553 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.

Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 21, 1961, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 16 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on April 8, 1961.

553Reign number
69Team's reign
4Defenses
16Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Sharman333033——10-16—10-10
Tom Heinsohn282491——11-18—2-3
Bill Russell4118395——8-20—2-3
Frank Ramsey281751——6-13—5-8
Bob Cousy3417612——5-16—7-8
Thomas Sanders191390——5-6—3-3
K.C. Jones13641——3-6—0-2
Sam Jones16431——1-5—2-3
Jim Loscutoff19261——1-11—0-0
Gene Conley9270——1-6—0-2

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dick Barnett332261——8-22—6-7
Dolph Schayes341863——6-16—6-7
Dave Gambee251790——6-18—5-8
Larry Costello291144——5-11—1-1
Al Bianchi161120——4-9—3-3
Hal Greer21821——1-9—6-6
Johnny Kerr238113——3-11—2-5
Harvey Halbrook27792——3-9—1-2
Barney Cable25461——2-9—0-1
Joe Roberts7420——2-5—0-0

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

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