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Belt game 1,232 · December 3, 1961

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 119–96 on the road to start reign 564 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since November 30, 1961, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 16 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on December 19, 1961.

564Reign number
72Team's reign
7Defenses
16Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Russell023180——8-13—7-8
Sam Jones01880——8-21—2-3
Tom Heinsohn01790——7-16—3-3
Frank Ramsey01360——5-15—3-6
Gary Phillips01220——4-6—4-5
Thomas Sanders011170——5-14—1-1
Jim Loscutoff01030——5-6—0-1
K.C. Jones0810——4-12—0-1
Gene Guarilia0730——3-6—1-2
Carl Braun0010——0-5—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson352886——9-23—10-13
Bob Boozer013150——6-14—1-1
Arlen Bockhorn01250——6-16—0-0
Wayne Embry012130——5-14—2-4
Jack Twyman0980——4-14—1-1
Robert Nordmann0880——3-6—2-2
Joe Buckhalter0560——2-9—1-2
Adrian Smith0510——0-3—5-6
Hub Reed0220——1-3—0-0
Dave Zeller0230——1-3—0-0
Bob Wiesenhahn0020——0-2—0-0

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

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