Belt game 1,229 · November 26, 1961
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 107–101 on the road to start reign 562 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 21, 1961, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 30, 1961.
562Reign number
71Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13-14 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ohl | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ray Scott | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| George Lee | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jackie Moreland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Willie Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Shellie McMillon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).