Belt game 1,231 · November 30, 1961
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 133–130 on the road to start reign 563 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 26, 1961, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 3, 1961.
563Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 31 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 7-11 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 21 | 28 | 7 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 3-4 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 4-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 7-22 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-2 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Gary Phillips | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 33 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 12-20 | — | 9-12 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 13-22 | — | 4-6 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 6-6 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Wiesenhahn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).