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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 0 | 23 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 7-8 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-6 |
| Gary Phillips | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 4-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 0-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Gene Guarilia | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 35 | 28 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 9-23 | — | 10-13 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 2-4 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Robert Nordmann | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Joe Buckhalter | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 5-6 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Zeller | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Wiesenhahn | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).