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Belt game 1,246 · December 29, 1961

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 110–100 at home to start reign 567 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since December 26, 1961, with 1 defense over 3 days.

New York Knicks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 3, 1962.

567Reign number
65Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Cousy02000————2-2
Frank Ramsey01800————4-5
Thomas Sanders01300————3-5
Bill Russell4811210————5-9
K.C. Jones0900————1-2
Sam Jones0900————1-2
Tom Heinsohn0800————0-0
Jim Loscutoff0400————0-1
Gary Phillips0400————0-0
Gene Guarilia0200——0-0—2-2
Carl Braun0200————0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Willie Naulls02400————4-4
Richie Guerin02300————7-8
Al Butler01900————1-3
Phil Jordon01600————2-2
Johnny Green01200————0-1
Cleveland Buckner0700————3-5
Donnie Butcher0400————0-0
Dave Budd0300————1-4
Ronald Martin0200————0-0
Darrall Imhoff0000——0-0—0-0

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

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