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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 11 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Gary Phillips | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Cleveland Buckner | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Ronald Martin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).